This document outlines the schedule and deliverables for Project 2 of an English technical writing course over 3 weeks. It details the readings, in-class activities, homework assignments, and due dates which include drafting technical documentation, conducting peer reviews, creating a slidecast presentation, and submitting all work by the final due date. Students will choose a technical topic, write definitions and descriptions, get peer feedback, and develop a slideshow and script to be reviewed by peers and submitted for grading.

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PROJECT 2 SCHEDULE Weeks 4-6
Technical Definitions and Descriptions
All homework and project deliverables are due by 11:59 PM on the date/day
indicated in this schedule.
Due Date Complete the Following
Week 4
Monday 1/28
Today, in class.
1. Read
• Assignment Sheet
2. Study: slidedocs 1 and 2.
3. Choose an option and make planning decisions.
Tuesday 1/29
Homework
Read the two book chapter excerpts: 1) Technical
Definitions, and 2) Technical Descriptions.
Wednesday 1/30
Today, in class.
Begin making planning decisions and drafting the
technical documentation.
Friday 2/1
Today, in class.
Continue making planning decisions and drafting the
technical documentation.
Sunday 2/3
Homework
1. Peer Review: Technical Documentation Due. Go to the
Peer Review Forum and follow the directions to post
your documentation.
2. Go to Tools and Resources to decide which tool you
will use to create Slidecast and follow directions to do a
test recording. Follow troubleshooting steps, if you
encounter technical issues.

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Due Date Complete the Following
Week 5
Monday 2/4
Today, in class.
Go to the Peer Review Forum and follow the directions to
respond to a peer’s draft of the Technical Documentation.
Tuesday 2/5
Homework
Study: slidedoc 3.
Wednesday 2/6
Today, in class.
Begin creating the slideshow and drafting the script.
Friday 2/8
Today, in class.
Continue creating the slideshow and drafting the script.
Week 6
Monday 2/11
Today, in class.
Continue creating the slideshow and drafting the script.
Wednesday 2/13
Today, in class.
Continue creating the slideshow and drafting the script.
Thursday 2/14
Homework
Peer Review: Slidecast Due. Go to the Peer Review Forum
and follow the directions to post the URL to your slidecast.
Friday 2/15
Today, in class.
Go to the Peer Review Forum and follow the directions to
respond to a peer’s slidecast.
Sunday 2/17
PROJECT 2 DELIVERABLES DUE. Submit your work as follows:
1. Write a self-evaluation and cut and paste the URL to
your slidecast at the top of your document file. Submit
as a Word or PDF file.
2. To avoid a point penalty, verify your submission.
Do not rely solely on bblearn’s confirmation that your
work submitted. You need to check that your work
submitted correctly. This means you need to go back
to the drop box after submitting your work and check
that the URL will work by cutting and pasting what you
submitted into a browser.