Greetings, This week’s assignment reminds us to review Chapter 20: Writing Defi
Greetings,
This week’s assignment reminds us to review Chapter 20: Writing Definitions, Descriptions, and
Instructions. Here is the assignment:
Write instructions for one of the following activities or for a process used in your field. In a brief note
preceding the instructions, indicate your audience and purpose. Include appropriate graphics.
e. How to cite information in APA format
f.
Here is the rubric for this week’s assignment:
Highly Effective
4
Somewhat
Effective
3
Usable, but
with Some
Trouble
2
Ineffective
1
Audience Instructions
make it clear who
should and
should not use
these instructions
and how the
instructions will
meet audience’s
needs.
Instructions
include some
acknowledgement
of who the
audience is and
their needs for
using these
instructions.
Audience is not
clear, and
instructions
seem very
general and
vague.
No attention
to directing
instructions to
a specific
audience.
Purpose Purpose of Purpose is Purpose is not No attention
instructions is somewhat clear, clear at all. to purpose of
very clear and but not outlined Document just document.
audience knows well for the starts with
what they will be audience. May instructions and
able to do after include a weak no purpose
reading the introduction and clarification.
document. incomplete table
Includes an
introduction and
of contents.
table of contents.
Use of Images Well-labeled Well-labeled Some pictures No pictures
pictures pictures are included are included in
accompany the accompany the with the the
instructions. The
images make the
instructions. instructions, but
they are not
instructions.
The document
instructions clear clear, well- includes text
and easy to labeled, or only.
follow. connected to
the text.
Instructions are Instructions are Instructions are InstructionsVisual Design
very well well-organized organized into are poorly
organized into into major sections. organized or
major sections sections that are have no clear
with clear labels labeled. organization
and a table of
contents.
at all.