- Time Required
- 12–15 hours, including reading time
This week you begin working on the body sections of your Recommendation Report, using the outline that you created last week to guide your work. At this point, your research should be complete. You’ll spend the rest of the term working on your report.
Connections to the Recommendation Report
You will work directly on your Recommendation Report by drafting the body sections of your report: the introduction, methods section, results section, conclusions section, and recommendations section.
Thinking Ahead to Next Week
Next week, you’ll compose the remaining sections of your report by focusing on the front matter and the back matter. Be sure to allow plenty of time.
What You Will Learn & Practice
- How to analyze your audience and purpose so that you can choose supporting material that is convincing to your readers and decide the best way to present information clearly and effectively. [CLO 1]
- How to find and evaluate ethical evidence in secondary sources, such as books, articles, podcasts, and videos, and through primary research, such as observation, inspection, experiment, and interview, that supports your position, that supports your position. [CLOs 2 & 3]
- How to write documents you may encounter in the workplace, such as letters, memos, instructions, proposals, reports, and presentations. [CLO 4]
- Collaborate with classmates in planning, researching, writing, revising, and presenting information. [CLO 5]
- How to use colors, layout, and formatting that make your documents understandable and easy to read and how to take advantage of design principles, including contrast, repetition, alignment, and proximity, to communicate your ideas effectively. [CLO 6]
- How to choose words, phrases, sentences, lists, and other text features to communicate effectively with readers. [CLO 7]
Tentative Schedule for Activities
I have added suggested due dates and firm dates for this week’s work to the schedule. Do your best to meet the Suggested Due Dates so that you don’t fall behind. That said, if something comes up and you need more time, be kind to yourself and take it.
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| Wednesday, June 9 |
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| Friday, June 11 |
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| Monday, June 14 |
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| Wednesday, June 16 |
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| Thursday, June 17 |
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| Friday, June 18 | Juneteenth celebrated. No classes. No email contact. |
| Monday, June 21 |
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| Wednesday, June 23 |
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| Friday, June 25 |
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| Monday, June 28 |
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| Wednesday, June 30 |
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| Thursday, July 1 | End of Grace Period for all course work not noted elsewhere. |
| Friday, July 2 |
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| Tuesday, July 6 |
Final grades entry (the date Traci must turn in course grades) |
Activities to Complete
📚 To Read This Week
- Markel & Selber, Chapter 18, “Writing Recommendation Reports”
- How Do We Cite, from UNC Writing Center
- Documentation & Citations for Your Projects
- Professional Design for Reports
📝 To Write This Week
- Writing Your Introduction
- Writing Your Methods Section
- Writing Your Results Section
- Writing Your Conclusions Section
- Writing Your Recommendations Section
💬 To Discuss This Week
You can participate in either of these discussions, depending upon when you have a draft ready to share. If you want, you can participate in both of them as well. It’s completely up to you. Just remember that if you post a draft, you will assigned two texts to add feedback to.
Recommendation Report Body Feedback Discussion
- Follow the directions in the Recommendation Body Feedback Discussion to share what you have created with the class for peer feedback.
- After peer review partners are assigned (Friday, June 18), read drafts from your classmates and offer feedback on how to revise.
Second-Chance Recommendation Report Body Feedback Discussion
- If you need more time to write your Instructions draft, follow the directions in the Second-Chance Recommendation Report Body Feedback Discussion.
- After peer review partners are assigned (Thursday, June 24), read drafts from your classmates and offer feedback on how to revise.
📓 To Track This Week
- Track and reflect on the work you have done for the week in your Work Log for the Week of 06/14, reviewing the Weekly Work Log Guidelines if needed.