Module Overview: This module will emphasize the relationship between reader and writer. We will study the need to recognize why you are writing documents and what your reader expects the document. We will talk about the active role readers take: you want them to respond to your writing in an active manner.

Module Learning Objectives: Understanding the reader-writer relationship.

Identifying the importance of design in technical documents.

Using parallelism in lists.

Recognizing the importance of communication within and between organizations.

Assignments: Parallelism Worksheet; Organizational Summaries

Discussion: Locating and identifying good examples of technical writing.