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English 403
Dr. Willerton
Fall 2008
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English 403
Dr. Willerton
Fall 2008
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Purpose of the Assignment
The purpose of this assignment is to give you practice revising a
typical workplace document.
Due date: Monday, 12-15-08, at 11:59 pm
Assignment
| You have been asked by the organization president to
edit the memo draft written by Chris Roberts. The president
likes Chris' performance on the job but thinks that his writing
is only satisfactory. Because Chris has to write a number of
important documents every year, the president thinks that Chris
would benefit from paying more attention to technical
communication and using the resources in Word. You will edit the
electronic copy of a particular memo; you will receive the memo
in class.
Follow these guidelines for this project:
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Perform a thorough edit of the whole report. You do not
need to produce a style sheet.
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To enter copyediting suggestions, use the Track Changes
feature of Word. Save the file (titled "lastname_editedmemo.doc")
so that I can study your revision suggestions. Do not
"accept" your own changes before saving. (If you do so, I
will not be able to see them.) Do not enter copyediting
suggestions using a pen or pencil.
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To query the author, use the Comment feature of Word.
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In a cover letter/letter
of transmittal to the author, summarize the changes you made
and include suggestions on
how the author should use the layout and formatting features
of Word (such as use of styles).
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Name your file "lastname_editedmemo," where lastname
is your last name, then
e-mail it to
Dr.
Willerton. You
do not need to submit a hard copy.
Grading Checklist
| Guideline |
Possible Points |
Your Score |
| Your editing is thorough and accurate. You have
corrected the problems of grammar, punctuation, style,
and usage. You have made informed, clear editorial
comments about the effectiveness of the design and
graphics. You have not missed existing errors and have
not introduced new errors or problems. |
70 |
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| You have used the reviewing feature and the comment
feature effectively. |
10 |
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| Your cover letter/letter
of transmittal is professional in appearance and
contains informed, clear suggestions about how to use
the layout and formatting features of Word (such as use
of styles and of the table function) so that the report
is easy to use as a template. Your cover letter/letter
of transmittal is no more than one page long.
The cover letter precedes the memo. Use Ctrl+enter or
Insert > Break > Page break to separate the cover letter
from the memo. |
20 |
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