Chapter 14 of Markel provides details on nearly everything you need to know to complete Project 5, so I urge you to read the textbook thoroughly and follow the advice that it offers. To help you navigate the chapter, let…
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Markel, Chapter 11: Writing Proposals
Chapter 11 of Markel provides details on writing a wide range of proposals. The document you will write for Project 3 is a short, informal proposal. You will find that the information in the textbook is generally discussing more complex…
Markel, Chapter 10: Writing Job-Application Materials
Chapter 10 of Markel discusses job-application materials, which is narrowly defined as résumés and application letters. Although you may not be writing a résumé and cover letter for Project 4, you will certainly have to write these documents and keep…
Markel, Chapter 9: Writing Correspondence
Chapter 9 of Markel discusses letters, memos, and email messages. If your experience will be anything like mine, you will probably write more email messages than any other kind of correspondence in your day-to-day work. Types of Correspondence The table…
Markel, Chapter 7: Designing Documents and Web Sites
Chapter 7 of Markel outlines four design principles that you and use to make your writing clearer and easier to read. The secret to remembering them is to rearrange them into a mnemonic: CRAP (Contrast, Repetition, Alignment, and Proximity). The…
Markel, Chapter 6: Writing for Your Readers
Chapter 6 of Markel covers strategies for matching the style, tone, and design in technical writing to the people who will read what you write. This advice will help you with all the projects you work on this term. All…
Markel, Chapter 4: Analyzing Your Audience and Purpose
Chapter 4 discusses why the concepts of audience and purpose are vitally important in every kind of writing (in fact, any kind of communication). The audience and purpose for any project you work on will determine the information you include…
Markel, Chapter 3: Writing Collaboratively and Using Social Media
Chapter 3 explores how teams create documents, work together during meetings, and use social media to stay connected. You have surely worked as a team member on projects either for other classes or in a job or internship, so you…
Markel, Chapter 1: Introduction to Technical Communication
Chapter 1 introduces the field of technical communication and discusses the kinds of activities it covers. You are already a technical writer. As a junior or senior in your major, you have already written documents to your professors and to…