Choose a 200-word passage from a technical article related to your major course of study and addressed to an expert audience. (You can find a technical article on the web by using Google Scholar or the Directory of Open Access Journals. In addition, many federal government agencies publish technical articles and reports on the web.) Rewrite the passage so that it will be clear and interesting to a general reader. Submit the original passage to your instructor along with your revision.
For more practice with the concepts covered in this chapter, complete the LearningCurve activity “Analyzing Your Audience and Purpose” under “Additional Resources” in Ch. 5: macmillanhighered.com/launchpad/techcomm11e.