Active Reading and Written Communication

cf_active_reading_and_written_communication_template.docx

Home >Business & Finance homework help >Management homework help >Active Reading and Written Communication

StrayerLogoHoriz_RGB

StrayerLogoHoriz_RGB Overcoming Challenges Template

Active Reading and Written Communication Template

Answer the following questions. Write your answers in well-developed sentences or short paragraphs. Focus on offering your opinions and supporting them with evidence from the article. Be sure to cite any sources used. For help with citations, check out the Strayer Library.

What format was the article written in? ________________________

Examples: email, blog, medical/scientific journal, newspaper article, short story, essay,

book/textbook, graphic novel, song, poem, magazine, e-book, social media post

Given the topic, would another format have been more appropriate? Why or why not?

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Who was the audience the author was trying to reach? ________________________

Consider: demographic information, level of education/interest in subject, readers of this type of work

How can the audience use the content of this article to help them understand more about plagiarism?

What was the author’s purpose for writing? ________________________

Examples: inform, persuade, entertain, describe

How did the author’s purpose influence the choice of audience, style of writing, and format?

What was the author’s tone in writing? ______________________________

Examples: Biased/unbiased, formal/informal, confrontational/gentle, aggressive/passive,

humorous/serious, bitter/content, apathetic/empathetic, questioning/informative,

outraged/enthusiastic, light-hearted/melancholy, encouraging/hypercritical

If the author’s tone had been angry and patronizing, how would that have affected the way the audience received the information?

Which part of the article resonated (meaning personally connected) with you the most? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Did you learn something you were not aware of previously?

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

In your opinion, what was the most important part?

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________