Collaborative Exercises

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Use these exercises to help you apply what you've learned so far. Collaborative activities have been added to reflect the presence of collaboration in all aspects of technical communication.

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This activity contains 4 questions.

Take a small, simple object that can be easily taken apart. Divide the parts among your group members and define the object by explaining the parts. Can you determine the operating principle? Use the Online Technical Writing site to assist you in this project and turn in the results to your instructor.

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type at the beginning of the paragraph, and at the end.

As a group project, create an expanded definition of an item. Use as many of the strategies for expansion as you can in creating your definition. Then create an audience profile.

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type at the beginning of the paragraph, and at the end.

Go to the RPI Web site. As a group project, take an object and define it using the Aristotelian concepts of definition (most of which overlap with those presented in your text) used on that site.

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type at the beginning of the paragraph, and at the end.

Use the example of an extended definition at the Online Technical Writing page or another if you have one handy. Go through and determine which techniques for expansion have been used and where. Turn in the results to your instructor.

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type at the beginning of the paragraph, and at the end.

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