This is the post for the week beginning January 27, 2015.

Readings for the Week of January 27

For today’s session, please read the following:

• Details on the importance of audience and purpose and chapter 4 of Markel.
• Strategies for adapting your writing to the needs of your readers and chapter 6 of Markel.
• Examples for Project 1, to help you understand the assignment.

Work for the Week of January 27

Please complete these tasks:

• If you have not registered on the forums, follow the instructions in the 01/20 post to do so by 11:55 PM Wednesday, 1/28. Be sure to verify that you have read the syllabus as well. I will turn off open forum registration at midnight Wednesday to lock out the spambots.

• Go to Tests & Quizzes in Scholar, and complete the reading quizzes on Chapter 4 and Chapter 6 of Markel by 11:55 PM on Monday, February 2. The syllabus mentions a syllabus quiz. We’re going to skip that for now. See the policies for quizzes on the course logistics page.

• Review and analyze some example bio statements in the forums. If you have any questions (today or in the future) about the first assignment, go to the Questions about Project 1 topic in the forum and add them. You can skim through this topic for answers as well.