Because I will be at a convention in Indianapolis, class is working online Wednesday, 3/19, and Friday, 3/21. Office hours are canceled for this week. March 21 is the due date for Project 2. For today’s session, you’ll write your…
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Checking Your Project 2 Draft (3/19)
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Because I will be at a convention in Indianapolis, class is working online Wednesday, 3/19, and Friday, 3/21. Office hours are canceled for this week. For Wednesday, March 19, you will focus on assessing your work on Project 2 and…
Posting on the Help for Hokies Site
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Because of the weather on Monday and because I will be at a convention in Indianapolis, class is working online this week. Office hours are canceled for this week. There are two goals for Monday’s class: learning how to post…
Reviewing and Revising Definitions
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By popular demand, class for class on Friday, March 7, is an independent, online activity. You need to complete the following steps for credit for attendance and for the in-class writing: Review the information in the textbook on definitions (pp.…
Peer Review for Project 2
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We have two goals for today’s class: doing peer review on rough drafts, and going over the plans for our online class on Friday. Office hours for Friday, March 7 are cancelled. Online Class Instructions for Friday, March 7 Instead…
Finding, Creating, and Using Graphics
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Note: Remember that today is the last day you can drop classes without grade penalty. Today, we’re talking about graphics. You’ll find lots of useful information in Chapter 8 of Markel, including specifics on how to use different kinds of…
Writing Instructions
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The third part you need to include in Project 2 is a set of step-by-step instructions for how to complete a task. Your instructions will include a list of required materials, details on the steps to be completed, and any…
Writing Descriptions
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You will use technical description to introduce and provide background information on the topic you have chosen for Project 2. Your goal will be to provide the reader with enough information to tell if the document will help her by…
Writing Definitions
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For Project 2, you need to include a glossary of the key terms that relate to the topic that you have chosen. You probably know a great deal about definitions, since most of you have been looking up words in…
Introduction to Project 2
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Today, we begin Project 2, an assignment that asks you to write technical definitions, descriptions, and step-by-step instructions. Markel, Chapter 14 (“Writing Definitions, Descriptions, and Instructions”) will be your best friend as we work on this project. We’ll also return…