500-800 words, technical paper’
nfrom Markel is an excellent resource in guiding your approach. The chapter is available in eReserves in our class. On page 549, Markel provides an excellent distinction between writing instructions and describing a process. Please become familiar with that section of Markelxe2x80x99s chapter as you consider your topic for this assignment.Your descriptions should answer the following questions:xefx82xb7 What is the object or process? How is it defined?xefx82xb7 What does the object or process do?xefx82xb7 What does the object or process look like?xefx82xb7 What is the object made of? (if you are describing an object and not a process)xefx82xb7 How does the object or process work?xefx82xb7 Why should the reader be interested in your object or process?Strategies to Consider for this Assignment:Your description should follow one of these styles of organizationo Spatial xe2x80x93 xefx82xa7 This style might be used when you want readers to describe an object or process according to its physical layout. For example, in describing a flatscreen television set, you might start at the top and work your way to the bottom. o Functions in order of importance xe2x80x93 xefx82xa7 This style would be used if you want to highlight the most important functions first, the next most important functions second, etc. For example, in describing a flatscreen television set, you might start with the pixels, which make up the picture, and then proceed to describe other functions. o Chronological xe2x80x93 xefx82xa7 This style would be used if you want to describe the object or process according to time. For example, in describing a flatscreen television set, you might start with what happens first (the user turns the television on), what happens second (the pixels respond), what happens third, etc. Helpful Resourcesxefx82xb7 “Writing Descriptions,” chapter from M. Markel in eReserves xefx82xb7 David McMurreyxe2x80x99s Technical Description: What does it look like? xefx82xb7 Scribd description of a computer mouse ‘

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