English 421Y: Technical Writing Online

By Monday, January 26, at midnight

• Read this front page post from your instructors about producing successful Reading Responses and comments
• Read: Chapter 8—Organizing and Drafting in TCT

By Wednesday, January 28, at midnight

• Post (by midnight tonight): Reading Response (300 word) on Chapter 8. Discuss how different genres offer different patterns for organizing documents, as well as how patterns of arrangement within documents create frameworks for understanding their content. As always, connect your discussion back with previous readings as well as applicable personal experiences.
• Job Ad Analysis due. The Employment Project page describes how to produce your Job Ad Analysis. Make sure to tag your Job Ad Analysis blog post with the appropriate "Job Ad Analysis" tag by selecting it from the "Employment Project" drop-down box when you submit your post.

By Friday, January 30, at midnight

• Submit your five blog post comments.
• The following readings will help you design your resume draft, which is due next week. (Your Reading Response due on Monday is also based on these readings.)
  • Read Instructor Blog #2: Resumes.
  • Read this fantastic article by an HR coordinator titled "Skeptical Resume Reader Tells How He Really Thinks."
  • Read "A Glimpse and a Hook" and scan the corresponding comments (the comments may take a while to load).
  • Read Resume and Cover Letter Guide: Drafting Descriptions.
  • Read the Purdue Owl's information on resumes.
  • Read The Thomson Handbook Chapter 12 section C on Resumes and Cover Letters.