This document outlines the schedule and assignments for Project 1 of an English technical writing course. It lists the weekly tasks and due dates. In Week 1, students are introduced to the project and asked to analyze a prior writing assignment. In Week 2, students peer review a draft memo report and study document design. Week 3 focuses on creating an introductory podcast explaining research, with peer reviews of draft podcasts. The final deliverables of a memo report and podcast URL are due on September 17th.

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PROJECT 1 SCHEDULE Weeks 1-3
Technical Prose and Presentation Speaking Style
The schedule lists the work you need to complete by the end of each week.
Submit work listed in red by 11:59 PM on the day and date indicated.
Our class meets every Monday at 11:30 in TLC 147.
Week Complete the Following
Week 1
Monday 8/26
to
Sunday 9/1
1. NOTE: if you have not already done so, read the syllabus, go to
Orientation on the course menu, click on "Start Here" and
complete all work on this page.
2. Class Introduction Post Due: [8/27].
3. Read Handouts
• Assignment Sheet
• How to Analyze Your Writing Handout
4. Study slidedocs 1 and 4. Just go through the slides once to
familiarize yourself with the general purpose and layout of a
memo. You will work more closely with these as you proceed
through the project. For now, just make a quick outline of what
you want your memo to look like.
5. From your prior writing choose an essay, report, or other non-
fiction writing you have done to analyze for this project. It should
be at least 750 words.
6. Read slidedocs 2 and 3 closely – you will want to revisit these as
you analyze your prior writing.
Focus especially on the following:
• Concision: Slidedoc 2: #8, 11-16
• Precision: Slidedoc 2: #17-23, 25
• Directness: Slidedoc 2: #26-33, 36-45
• (*Note* Slidedoc 2 slides #16, 25, and 44 all contain
summaries of concepts you should definitely use in your
analysis!)
• Error: Slidedoc 3: All, but especially #14
7. Begin analyzing your writing by following the directions in the
handout "How to Analyze Your Writing." Revisit slidedocs 2 and 3
as you analyze! I recommend reading your writing multiple times,
once for concision, again for precision, etc. Use a system (ie.
different colors) to mark your paper for each of the four areas you
are analyzing.

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Week 2
Monday 9/2
to
Sunday 9/8
LABOR DAY: Monday 9/2 - UI is Closed
1. Read slidedocs 1 and 4 more closely.
Focus especially on the following:
• Readability/Templates: Slidedoc 1: #6-11
• Project 1/Document Design: Slidedoc 1: #12-31
• Writing the Memo: Slidedoc 4: ALL. Pay attention to the
rhetorical moves.
2. Read chapter 7 of Practical Strategies textbook. The chapter
covers design and readability in greater depth and offers many
helpful visual guides.
3. Peer Review Memo Report Part 1 Due: [September 5].
Go to the Peer Review Forum and follow the directions to post a
draft of your memo report.
4. Peer Review Memo Report Part 2 Due: [September 7].
Go to the Peer Review Forum and follow the directions to respond
to a peer’s draft of the Memo Report.
Week Complete the Following
Week 3
Monday 9/9
to
Sunday 9/15
1. Re-read the assignment prompt guidelines for deliverable 2, the
podcast.
2. Study slidedoc 5. Focus especially on:
• Purpose/Requirements: #4-8.
• Content: #9-18.
• Delivery: #19-28.
3. Go to Tools and Resources, decide which tool you will use for the
Podcast, and do a test recording. Follow troubleshooting steps, if
you encounter technical issues.
4. Investigate and decide UI research you will explain in your
podcast and begin drafting the script.
5. Practice the script once and calculate your speaking rate (see
web article). Practice it again to get the pacing and pausing right

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and record your podcast.
6. Peer Review Podcast Part 1 Due: [September 13].
Go to the Peer Review Forum and follow the directions to post
the URL to your podcast.
7. Peer Review Podcast Part 2 Due: [September 15].
Go to the Peer Review Forum and follow the directions to
respond to a peer’s Podcast.
PROJECT 1 DELIVERABLES DUE: [September 17].
Submit your work to the submissions drop box located at the bottom of the project page as
follows:
• Deliverable 1: Memo Report, submit a Word or PDF file.
• Deliverable 2: Podcast, submit the URL to where your file is hosted in a separate
document file.
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
1) open your document files, and 2) check that the URL will work by cutting and pasting
what you submitted into a browser.