This is the post for Wednesday, July 15, 2015.

Many of you have already turned in your first project. If you are taking advantage of the grace period, you should have your work in my 11:55 PM July 16. Today, we move on to Project 2.

Readings for July 15

For today’s session, please read the following:

• The assignment for Project 2.
• Information on using tables in Google Docs (9m 42s of videos, on Lynda.com, free with VT Login).
• Details on document design and chapter 7 of Markel.

Work for July 15

• Get started on your second project by gathering a preliminary list of the kinds of writing done in your field.
  • Brainstorm a list of all of the kinds of writing you can think of that people in your field do.
  • Do some basic research by searching for job descriptions and noting the kinds of writing and communication that they mention.
  • Browse through the table of contents for Part IV of Markel (Chapter 9 to 15) and add any kinds of writing you missed. (NOTE:
    You are NOT limited to the kinds of writing in Markel. Consider the book one resource, but not your only resource.)

• Go to Tests & Quizzes in Scholar, and complete the reading quiz on Chapter 7 of Markel by 11:55 PM on Friday, July 17. See the policies for quizzes on the course logistics page.

• If you have any questions about the assignment, post them in the Questions about Project 2 topic in the forum.