Wednesday night, 3/05/08

1. Complete the Study Guide for Chapter 15
"Designing Pages and Documents."
2. Complete the Study Guide for Chapter 20
"Technical Definitions."
3. Prepare a horizontal bar graph and a pie chart
based on the following information: In 1998, a report
was released by the U. S. Justice Department on
gang activity. The number of gangs in the top
ten states included Arizona 974; California 4,927;
Colorado 1,304; Florida 793; Illinois 1,363;
Missouri 740; Oregon 653; Texas 3,276; Utah 598;
Washington 668. In the pie chart, show the states
and the percent of their total gang activity.
In the horizontal bar graph, show the states in order
from the state with the most gangs to the state
with the least gangs. Hand draw; be neat.

Monday, 3/03/08 and Tuesday, 3/04/08

1. Complete the Study Guide for Chapter 15
"Designing Pages and Documents."
2. Prepare a horizontal bar graph and a pie chart
based on the following information: In 1998, a report
was released by the U. S. Justice Department on
gang activity. The number of gangs in the top
ten states included Arizona 974; California 4,927;
Colorado 1,304; Florida 793; Illinois 1,363;
Missouri 740; Oregon 653; Texas 3,276; Utah 598;
Washington 668. In the pie chart, show the states
and the percent of their total gang activity.
In the horizontal bar graph, show the states in order
from the state with the most gangs to the state
with the least gangs. Hand draw; be neat.
3. Very carefully revise your Hard Hat memo.
Remember to hand in the revised copy along with the
orignial (red marked) copy.

Wednesday, 2/27/08 and Thurday, 2/28/08

1. Complete the handout that you received in the
last class on the artical by Arnold Garcia, Jr.
2. Complete Visual Exercise #3.

Wednesday 6 PM, 2/27/08

1. Work on your memorandum handout and prepare a final copy.
Hand in your Assignment Sheet on top, the final copy
next, and draft(s) on the bottom. This Hard Hat memorandum
in final form will be due Wednesday night. If you missed
class last Wednesday, you should come by my office to
get the handout.
2. Read the handout on research. If you did not attend
class last week, your should come by my office to get
the handout. Select at least three topics by Wednesday
night. On Wednesday we will go to the library for
instructions on "Internet Research using the TC Library
data bases." This session will NOT be repeated, so
do not miss class. Your research MUST use the TC Library
data bases.
3. Complete Visuals Exercise #3.

Monday 2/25/08 or Tuesday 2/26/08

1. Work on your memorandum and prepare a final copy.
Hand in your Assignment Sheet on top, the final copy
next, and draft(s) on the bottom.
2. Read the handout on research. If you are in the
Tuesday/Thursday class, come by my office and get
the handout on Monday. You need to select at least three
topics by your first class. On Monday we will go
to the library for instructions on "Internet Research
using the TC Library Data Bases."
The Tuesday class will also go to the library for the same
"Internet Research" instructions. If you miss the Monday or
Tuesday instruction, you can come to the Wednesday 6 PM
class.This instruction session will NOT be repeated
after Wednesday night, and your research project MUST use
the TC Library data bases.

Wednesday, 2/20/08, and Thursday, 2/21/08

1. Complete Visual Exercise #2. (For your
calculations, remove the six zeros for the figures
and lable the visual "in billions.")
2. Continue working on the Hard Hat memo.

Wednesday 6 PM, 2/20/08

1. Comlete the Study Guide for Chapter 18
"Letters and Employment Correspondence."
2. Complete the three drawings for Visuals
Exercise #1.
3. Complete the drawings for Visual #2. For
your calculations,remove the six zeros from
each category (i. e. for Golf, use $1,335 instead
of $1,335,000,000).

Monday, 2/18/08 or Tuesday, 2/19/08

1. Complete the Study Guide for Chapter 18,
"Letters and Employment Correspondence."
2. Complete the three drawings for Visual
Exercise #1.

Due Wednesday, 2/13/08, or Thursday, 2/14/08

1. Complete the Study Guide for Chapter 14
"Designing Visual Information."
2. If you have any extra Valentine's Day
candy or cookies, bring and we'll share.
3. Anyone who has not presented an interview
should do it today. You should have your
corrected final draft handed in this week.
Next week, you second writing will be due.
I'll explain in class.

All Engl 2311 classes

Your Exam I is scheduled for the first class period
of next week, beginning 2/11/08.

Due Monday 2/04/08 and Tuesday 2/05/08

1. Learn the terms and definitions listed at the
bottom of page 12 of the Study Guide.
2. Complere Summary Exercise on page 7 of the Study
Guide. Type the summary and two spaces below the typed
summary, type in the audience for whom the summary
is intended along with the word count.
3. Complete the Study Guide for Chapter 17 "Memo
Reports and Electronic Mail."
4. Read pages 9 and 10 in the Study Guide "Writing
Informational Memorandums."