This is the post for the week of October 23, 2017.
This week, you’ll share the draft of your Short Report Proposal with your writing group and give feedback to everyone else in your group.
Readings for the Week
Review the texts below for help with your project:
- Short Report Proposal
- Examples, Cases & Models: Proposals from Online Technical Writing
- Proposal Writing Basics from Business Communication for Success
- Proposals from Online Technical Writing
- Video from September 9: Peer Review: Commenting Strategies (video, 5m4s)
Tasks for the Week
- By 11:59PM on Monday, October 23, submit your 10/20 Labor Log in Canvas, if you are using the grace period.
- Check out the previous posts that can help you improve your Short Report Proposal:
- Proposal Overview
- Advice on Proposals
- Proposal Readers Don’t Want Suspense
- Reader-Friendly Proposals
- What to Include in Your Proposal
- Scheduling with a Gantt Chart
- Informative Headings Help Readers
- Creating a Gantt Chart
- By 11:59PM on Wednesday, October 25, post a draft of your project in the Group Feedback on Short Proposals Discussion in Canvas.
- By 11:59PM on Friday, October 27, post feedback on the drafts posted by your group members in the Group Feedback Discussion in Canvas. Be sure to use the strategies from the Peer Review: Commenting Strategies video.
- By 11:59PM on Monday, October 30, submit your project in the Short Proposal assignment in Canvas. If you are using the grace period, submit your project by 11:59PM on November 2.
- By 11:59PM on Friday, October 27, write your 10/27 Labor Log in Canvas. Specific questions for your log are included in Canvas. The grace period for your log entry ends at 11:59 PM on Monday, October 30.
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