1. As this video reveals, real-world writing is often demanding. Nurses must write clearly under time pressure. The clarity and speed of their writing can have life-or-death consequences. Mechanics must create careful and thorough written reports that justify their work to supervisors, customers, and even courts. Describe a workplace writing situation. Drawing from your own experiences or those of your friends or family, describe a workplace writing situation. Compare the demands of this real-world writing context with the ones shown in the video.

2. Several of the people interviewed in this video discuss how college composition classes relate to real-world writing. Julia Shovein observes that a good composition class can help nurses become better organized as thinkers and writers. Mike Rose wonders whether composition teachers give students enough opportunities to write under "adverse conditions," like those in the workplace. Compare writing done for school and writing done at work. Based on your own experiences and those of your friends or family, evaluate the similarities and differences that you see between (a) the writing you do for school and (b) the writing you and your friends or family do on the job.