diction – Technical Writing http://3764su15.tracigardner.com English 3764 for Summer II 2015 Mon, 17 Aug 2015 05:55:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.5.3 Project 5 Examples http://3764su15.tracigardner.com/project-5-examples/ http://3764su15.tracigardner.com/project-5-examples/#respond Thu, 13 Aug 2015 04:03:10 +0000 http://3764su15.tracigardner.com/?p=1358 Read more →

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This is the post for Thursday, August 13.

Today you will read some example self-assessment documents and consider how they use word choice.

Readings for August 13

For today’s session, please read the following:

Work for August 13

Course Evaluation

Please fill out the Student Perceptions of Teaching (SPOT) survey for this course. I do not see the feedback until after grades are submitted, and your comments are anonymous.

The feedback helps the department make important decisions about teaching methods, course content, and faculty promotion. Written comments help me decide what to keep or change the next time I teach the course.


 

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Powerful Word Choice http://3764su15.tracigardner.com/assignments/project-5-completion-report/powerful-word-choice/ http://3764su15.tracigardner.com/assignments/project-5-completion-report/powerful-word-choice/#respond Wed, 12 Aug 2015 04:06:47 +0000 http://3764w15.tracigardner.com/?page_id=433 Read more →

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Choosing strong, powerful verbs is an important part of Project 5. Review Power Skills for Your Resume and Resume Bullet Formula (p. 37–40) in the 2014–2015 Career Planning Guide. These resources demonstrate the kinds of verbs you can use to show yourself as a strong, active person.

Notice in particular how the example in the bullet formula in the 2014–2015 Guide moves from a generic idea (“communication skills”) to a very strong statement about what the person has accomplished. That idea of highlighting your “Demonstrated Accomplishment/Contribution” is what you should work for in your report for Project 5. For instance, rather than saying you were a strong forum participant in your Project 5 report, choose a strong verb and add clarifying details the show your accomplishment or contribution.

Go to the Project 5: Course Completion Report in the Forums and respond to at least one of the three self-assessment statements there:

You will find questions there to get your conversation started. As always, feel free to engage each other in discussion by quoting one another as you reply. You are only required to post a reply to one of the three statements; however, you may feel free to reply to more than one. In fact, if you have not met your minimum requirement for the forums yet, you can take advantage of this chance to post some extra replies.


 

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