Today:

1. Housekeeping: some due date changes, but these are posted on the wiki.
2. Why zombies? 
3. Reading Response:
1. numerical grade on BB
2. Rubric 
4. Take 10 minutes and read some of the blog postings on the Introduction to the Harty book and Keenan's work..
5. Discussion
1. What is technical writing?
2.  Exactly who is my audience?
3. What should you be able to condense into 25 words?
4. How can you make sure your audience understands?
5. What is PAFEO? 
6.  Journal
7. Read Observation Report. 
1. Questions?
8. Read a "How-to" 
9. Practice taking notes....
1. Zombie Survival Guide: Starting Your Car (a Ford Commercial)
10. Practice writing an Observation Report from your notes.

The assignment to be completed before the next class is....

1. Review your practice notes and report..rewatch the video, take notes and and write another report.  On Monday, January 23rd we will be watching the clip in class you will be doing your observation report on...so plan to be in class that day!
2. Read Flower and Ackerman's "Evaluating and Testing as you Revise" on pages 21-33 of the Harty text.
3. Do a Reading Response on the article and paste it under the blog link "Reading Response Two Due January 23"  You can copy and paste your work into the text box; you do not need to upload a file.