ENGL 421
Student name & ID:___________
Chapter 14: Visuals
Exercise 1:
The following pictograph shows the number of sales of light bulbs on each day of the past week. Represent the same information using a table.
Exercise 2:
Look at the following bar chart that features the preferred snack choices of high school students at Hillary’s high school. Explain the findings of the bar charts for both genders in a paragraph.
1 | Page
4 | Page
ENGL 421
Ch.7: Instructions
Name:______________
Id:_________________
Section:________
Task: Look at the following sample of an instructions manual for HD Canon Vixia Camcorder.
1. Evaluate it on the basis of: content, organization, design, use of visuals and color.
2. Suggest improvements.
ENGL 421
CHAPTER 9: ACTIVITY REPORTS
NAME:_______________
ID:__________
SECTION:_______________
Choose either Task A or Task B and complete it.
TASK A:
Write a progress report to your instructor in which you summarize what you have accomplished for your project and what you still need to complete. Use memo format.
OR
TASK B:
Think back to an accident that occurred in a workplace or the campus. Write an incident report in which you explain what happened, the actions you took, and the results of those actions. Then, discuss how you made changes to avoid that kind of accident in the future.
Date:
From:
To:
Subject:
EMGL 421
CHAPTER 8: PROPOSALS
Name:_____________
Id:_________
Section:___________
Map out a project plan:
TASK: Brainstorm on a particular problem on campus that the administration might consider implementing. Include the following:
a. What’s the problem?
b. What is the purpose of your proposal/why are you creating this proposal?
c. What is your target audience?
a. Define rhetorical situation (WHO/WHAT/WHY/WHERE/WHEN/HOW).
b. What are the solutions you suggest to amend the problem? Is there any cost involved?
ENGL 421
Lab Task 2
Name:_______________
Id:_______________
Section:________
You are part of a team that works on the creation of Lego Robotics for educational purposes. You want to promote your project to the schools in Kuwait.
Create reader analysis and context analysis charts to help you get organized before you write and send your proposal to the schools. First identify your readers and then complete the rest of the charts.
Readers
Needs
Values
Attitudes
Primary:______
Secondary:
_________
Tertiary:
_________
Gatekeepers:
_________
Readers
Physical context
Economic context
Ethical context
Primary
Secondary
Tertiary
Gatekeepers
ENGL 421
LAB 1: Qualities of Technical Communication
Name:____Seham Almotlaqem__________
Id number:_____34699________
Section:_____ F4
TASK:
Choose one of the following well-established corporations (see list below) and click on its website. Write a paragraph toeva ...
ENGL 421Student name & ID___________Chapter 14 V.docx
1. ENGL 421
Student name & ID:___________
Chapter 14: Visuals
Exercise 1:
The following pictograph shows the number of sales of light
bulbs on each day of the past week. Represent the same
information using a table.
2. Exercise 2:
Look at the following bar chart that features the preferred snack
choices of high school students at Hillary’s high school.
Explain the findings of the bar charts for both genders in a
paragraph.
3. 1 | Page
4 | Page
ENGL 421
Ch.7: Instructions
Name:______________
Id:_________________
Section:________
Task: Look at the following sample of an instructions manual
for HD Canon Vixia Camcorder.
1. Evaluate it on the basis of: content, organization, design, use
of visuals and color.
2. Suggest improvements.
ENGL 421
CHAPTER 9: ACTIVITY REPORTS
NAME:_______________
ID:__________
SECTION:_______________
Choose either Task A or Task B and complete it.
4. TASK A:
Write a progress report to your instructor in which you
summarize what you have accomplished for your project and
what you still need to complete. Use memo format.
OR
TASK B:
Think back to an accident that occurred in a workplace or the
campus. Write an incident report in which you explain what
happened, the actions you took, and the results of those actions.
Then, discuss how you made changes to avoid that kind of
accident in the future.
Date:
From:
To:
Subject:
5. EMGL 421
CHAPTER 8: PROPOSALS
Name:_____________
Id:_________
Section:___________
Map out a project plan:
TASK: Brainstorm on a particular problem on campus that the
administration might consider implementing. Include the
following:
a. What’s the problem?
b. What is the purpose of your proposal/why are you creating
this proposal?
6. c. What is your target audience?
a. Define rhetorical situation
(WHO/WHAT/WHY/WHERE/WHEN/HOW).
b. What are the solutions you suggest to amend the problem? Is
there any cost involved?
7. ENGL 421
Lab Task 2
Name:_______________
Id:_______________
Section:________
You are part of a team that works on the creation of Lego
Robotics for educational purposes. You want to promote your
project to the schools in Kuwait.
Create reader analysis and context analysis charts to help you
get organized before you write and send your proposal to the
schools. First identify your readers and then complete the rest
of the charts.
Readers
Needs
Values
Attitudes
Primary:______
9. Secondary
Tertiary
Gatekeepers
ENGL 421
LAB 1: Qualities of Technical Communication
Name:____Seham Almotlaqem__________
Id number:_____34699________
Section:_____ F4
TASK:
Choose one of the following well-established corporations (see
list below) and click on its website. Write a paragraph
toevaluate the website according to the six qualities of technical
communication. Don’t forget to justify your answer by
mentioning specific examples form the website.
10. Is the website…
1. Interactive?
2. Reader-centered?
3. Focusing on team work?
4. Visual?
5. Bound ethically, legally, and politically?
6. Appealing to an International and cross-cultural audience?
Al Shaya Group
https://www.alshaya.com/en/
Kuwait airways
https://www.kuwaitairways.com/en/about/corporate-profile
Starbucks
https://www.starbucks.com/
Al Ghanim Industries
https://www.alghanim.com/
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