This document outlines the schedule and assignments for Project 1 of the ENGL 317 Technical Writing course. It lists the weekly tasks and deliverables over the first three weeks of the course. In Week 1, students are required to introduce themselves, read the assignment instructions, and analyze a previous writing sample. Week 2 focuses on peer reviewing drafts of a required memo report. Finally, in Week 3 students research a topic, write and record a podcast script, and peer review sample podcasts from others. All project deliverables, including a self-evaluation, memo report, and podcast URL, are due by the end of Week 3 on Sunday, September 13.

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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.
Week Complete the Following
Week 1
Monday 8/24
to
Sunday 8/30
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 Introductions Post Due Mon. 8/24. The directions and
submission drop box for this assignment is on the “Start Here”
page.
3. Read Handouts:
• Assignment Sheet
• How to Analyze Your Writing. This handout will help you work
efficiently.
4. Study: slidedocs 1, 2, 3, and 4. Just go through the slides once to
familiarize yourself with what is in them. You will work more
closely with these as you proceed through the project.
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. Begin analyzing your writing by following the directions in the
handout "How to Analyze Your Writing."
7. 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.
Week 2
Monday 8/31
to
Sunday 9/6
1. Peer Review Memo Report Part 1 Due Tues. 9/1.
Go to the Peer Review Forum and follow the directions to post a
draft of your memo report.
2. Peer Review Memo Report Part 2 Due Thurs. 9/3.
Go to the Peer Review Forum and follow the directions to respond
to a peer’s draft of the Memo Report.

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Week Complete the Following
Week 3
Monday 9/7 Labor
Day UI Closed
to
Sunday 9/13
1. Study slidedoc 5.
2. Investigate and decide UI research you will explain in your
podcast and begin drafting the script.
3. Practice the script once and calculate your speaking rate (see
web article). Practice it again to get the pacing and pausing right
and record your podcast.
4. Peer Review Podcast Part 1 Due Tues. 9/8. Go to the Peer
Review Forum and follow the directions to post the URL to your
podcast.
5. Peer Review Podcast Part 2 Due Thurs. 9/10. Go to the Peer
Review Forum and follow the directions to respond to a peer’s
Podcast.
PROJECT 1 DELIVERABLES DUE SUNDAY 9/13. Submit your work to the submissions drop
box located at the bottom of the project page as follows:
• Self-Evaluation, submit a Word or PDF.
• Deliverable 1: Memo Report, submit a Word or PDF file.
• Deliverable 2: Podcast, submit the URL to where your file is hosted at the top of your
self-evaluation.
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.