1/9-1/11

  1/14-1/18

Fundamentals of Administrative Writing

Why Writing Fails

The Importance of Ethos

Simplest Steps to Improving Writing

Working In Groups

Peer Review Guidelines

Memo Format

Idjits Guide to Email

Draft One Due Friday in Class:
Introductory Memo

Due Friday by 5:00 pm:
Group Description Template

 

1/21-1/25

Monday: Holiday

Drake's Machiavellian Guide to Operant Conditioning

Adapting Messages to Audiences

Analyzing Three Separate Audiences

Vandal Pride Pass vs.Vandal Pride! Example

Intrinsic Motivation

NPR Email Story

Final Draft Due Wed. 5 pm:
Introductory Memo
Intro Memo Evaluation Sheet

1/28-2/1

Writing to Multiple Audiences

You-Attitude

Audience Analysis Website

Policy Example

Audience Analysis Assignment

Essay Outline

Essay Example

Policy Essay Evaluation Sheet

2/4-2/8

Heuristics: Good, Bad, and Ugly

Goodwill Philosophy

Business Style

Informative Message Formula

Block Format, Letterhead SAMPLE

Presentations

Power Point Tips

Final Draft of Essay Due Wed. 5 pm
(moved due to snow days)

Presentations

2/11-2/15

Monday 2/11 No Class

Informative Message Formula

Policy Letter Evaluation Sheet

Review Draft of One of the Two Letters Due in class Wed.

Final Draft of Two Letters Due Fri. 5 pm
(moved due to snow days)
(turn in graded copy of essay with letters please)

Week 7       

2/18-2/22

Monday: Holiday

Persuasion 101

A Machiavellian Operant Conditioning Flowchart

It's All About Training Animals

Format As Rhetoric

Final Draft Due Fri. 5 pm:

Group-work Evaluation Memo

Group Eval Cover Sheet
 

2/25-2/29

Some things to think about. . . 

Conflict Resolution

The Nike Discourse

Persuasive Letter Basics and Outline

Review You-Attitude

Block-Format Persuasive Letter Example

Final Draft Due Fri. 5 pm:
Persuasive Letter Assignment

Persuasive Letter Cover  Sheet

3/3-3/7

Online Reputations (NPR Story)

Resumes and You Attitude

Resumes as Persuasive Writing

Resume Process

Resume Pet Peeves

Tom's Resume Formatting FAQs

Owl Online Workshop: Format & Design

Owl Online Workshop: General Concerns

Resume Verbs

CL Resume Example

BW Resume Example

JS Resume Example

Naymz: Online Persona Heads-Up

Skills and Experience Worksheet

Resume Evaluation Cover Sheet

3/10-3/14

Spring Break!

3/17-3/21

Resume Conferencing

Conferencing

Week 12    

3/24-3/28

Cover Letters

And/Or Letters of Recommendation

Return to class on Wednesday

Cover Letter Basics

Organizing a Solicited Job Cover Letter

Cover Letter Grammar

Letters Of Recommendation

Clarity Through Simplicity

Cover Letter Example

Resume and Cover Letter or Letter Of Rec. Final Draft Due Fri. 5 pm:

Resume and Cover Letter Assignments

Matching Skills Worksheet

Cover Letter Evaluation Sheet

3/31-4/4

Negatory and Begin Proposals

Bad News/Goodwill
Intro to Negative Messages

Bad News, Good Attitude

Negative Letter Headspace

Negative Letters to Superiors

Goldilocks Approach to Mea Culpas

Refusal or Neg. Letter to Peers/Subordinates

Negative Letter Checklist

Block Format, Letterhead Negative Letters Examples:    
Head Removal
A-Team
Pimp My Jet    Your Pimpy Jet

Due Fri. 5 pm:
Email Preliminary Purpose Statement

4/7-4/11

Proposals

Proposals

Proposal Conferences

Due Mon. 5 pm:

BRING PEER REVIEW DRAFT TO CLASS

Negative Letter Assignment

Negative Letter Eval. Cover Sheet

4/14-4/18

Proposals Due Fri. 5 pm

4/21-4/25 

Reports

Report Conferences

 Week 17    

4/28-5/2

Report Conferences

Report Presentations

5/5-5/9

Finals Week