Q This week’s written assignment is a set of instructions. In the Icebreaker, you chose a specific scenario for which to analyze the audience. You’ll continue with that same scenario in this week’s discussion, which is a student-led workshop. Before completing this activity, be sure to review your readings and videos for this module and review the Introduction to Technical Writing module notes. You can find the readings and module notes by clicking the links below: • Module 4 Learning Materials • Module Notes: Analyzing the Audience • Module Notes: Writing Effective Instructions Let's Talk The goal of this workshop is to help you develop the instructions you’ll submit for your assignment later this week. You will work together with your classmates to provide feedback to one another. The feedback you receive should help you revise your instructions such that they’re complete, accurate, and targeted to your audience. Step 1: Review the Scenario In the Icebreaker, you chose one of the following everyday activities: • Tying your shoes • Making a scrambled egg • Making your bed • Feeding your animal • Writing an email or sending a text (the process, not the content) • Printing or saving a file in your word processor Part 2: Write Your Rough Draft Begin by writing the rough draft of your instructions. Do the best you can with this, but know that it’s completely normal to miss steps, get things out of order, forget items on the materials list, and so forth. It takes quite a lot of practice to write effective instructions. As you write, remember to keep your audience in mind. It may be helpful to refer to what you posted in the Icebreaker this week as you draft your instructions. Part 3: Post Your Rough Draft When you are ready to make your initial posting, click the “Reply” button. Your rough draft should include, at minimum, the following sections: • Introduction • Any relevant general notices (notes, cautions, warnings) • A materials, equipment, or supplies list (if applicable) • A series of numbered steps (at least seven to 10) NOTE: You are not required to include any illustrations in this activity. You will learn more about visual communication in Module 5. Your initial post is due by Thursday 11:59 pm ET. This week’s initial response must be written, rather than audiovisual. Given that this is a rough draft of your assignment for this week, there is no word count limit for the assignment. Depending on where you are in the writing process, you may have a very brief list of steps to workshop, or you may choose to present a more comprehensive draft. It’s up to you. Step 4: Connect with Your Classmates Respond to the initial posts of at least three classmates. For each classmate, please respond to all of the following questions in two to three sentences each: • Begin by testing the instructions yourself. Was the first pass completely accurate? If so, how do you know? If not, what steps are missing? • Who is the target audience for this set of instructions? How do you know? • Can anyone use your classmate’s instructions and achieve the same result you did with the task? How do you know? • Are there any notes, warnings, or cautions that should be included in the instructions? If so, what are they? • Should a materials, equipment, or supplies list be provided? If so, what should be included on that list? • Do the instructions need to be broken up into discrete tasks that, combined, make up the larger process? Why or why not? Peer interaction posts are due Saturday by 11:59 pm ET. Your peer responses should be in written format, Evaluation The TECH200 Discussion Rubric explains how you will be graded. The discussions combined are worth 20% of your final grade. Outcomes This activity assesses the following module outcomes: • M4-03: Write clear and concise instructions for a variety of processes. (CO1, CO2, CO3, CO4, CO7, CO9) • M4-04: Create comprehensive instruction sets that allow novice users to complete complex tasks. (CO1, CO2, CO3, CO4, CO5, CO6, CO7, CO9)