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Now that we have examined what makes a piece of communication "technical writing" as well as how one approaches professional writing situations with their reader(s) in mind, you will writ a brief paper that analyzes the traits that characterizes a document of your choosing as a piece of technical writing and how elements within the document informs you of who comprises the document's intended audience(s).
Length Requirement: One to two pages
Source Requirement: Your selected technical document, lecture notes and reading assignments from Module 1 and Module 2
Documentation Style: MLA, APA, or Chicago-you may choose which you prefer
Prompt
For your Document Analysis, first identify a technical document that you come across at work or in your daily life. For example, you might choose to a report, a manual, a sign, a label on a piece of equipment or a product, a website, etc.
Once you have identified the technical document you wish to analyze, writ a one- to two-page paper that:
1. Introduces and explains the technical document. Make sure to include the actual piece of documentation in this description; for instance, if you are writing about a sign, include a picture of the sign. If your document is on the Internet, include a link to the website where the document is located. Your description of your technical document should be no more than one paragraph.
2. After introducing your selected technical document, identify and describe at least three characteristics of the document that make it a technical document. Then, for each characteristic you identify, use the reading assignment and lecture material from Module 1 to analyze how each characteristic classifies your selected document as an example of technical writing.
3. Once you have analyzed what elements of your selected document make it an example of technical writing, describe the document's intended audience(s) and describe at least three elements of the document that support your claim of the group(s) who make up the document's intended audience. Then, for each characteristic you identify, use the reading assignment and lecture material from Module 2 to analyze how each characteristic supports your claim of the intended audience's identity.