This assignment asks you to consider what effective writing is and what you can do to become a stronger, more effective writer, as well as giving you the opportunity to practice your own writing skills and get constructive feedback from your instructor.
Read one of the following:
• an informal blog post from the Internet
• a short peer-reviewed journal article from the PG library
• a business report located on the Internet
NOTE: The blog, peer-reviewed journal article, or report you choose must address an issue (like a problem, an advancement, a new discovery, or a recommendation for a change or solution to an issue) in your field of study (Business Administration) that you want to learn something about or that
interests you. Do not choose an article listing qualifications for a job or a career field, an article that simply lists facts, a newspaper article, or an encyclopedia entry, for this assignment.
TASK: Your assignment is to write a double-spaced, two-paragraph review in which you define the qualities of the blog, article, or report that make it effectively written and then explain
how you might use this blog, article, or report as a model for your own future writing effectiveness.
Use the following chart to help ensure that you meet the following expectations in the final draft of your Assignment
Paragraph
1
• Define effective writing and your own thoughts about what this term means.
• Identify the article, blog, or report you read and then apply your definition of effective writing to explain how the article, blog, or report you read is effectively written.
Consider how this writer establishes and develops a main point and meets the intended audience’s needs, for
example.
Paragraph
2
• Explain how you can use this blog post, article, or report as a model for your own future effective writing
• Analyze what you will want to do in the future to ensure that your writing, too, is effective.
References:
• After the 2nd paragraph of your paper, also include a References list
with links to the Writing Center information you use, as well as to the
article, blog, or report you are writing about.
