This activity works well between Assignments 4 and 5 in English 150. Use it to help students bridge the divide between writing about a place and designing text and images about that place.

In this in-class activity, I use a video from the hit sit-com "The Office" to show how encountering a new genre in the workplace can be an intimidating experience. This activity engages students with genre issues in preparation for the memo assignment.

A presentation and activity meant to introduce students to Technical Communication

This presentation and activity will introduce students to the concept of audience in Technical Communication

This presentation and activity will introduce students to the genre of Instructions.

This presentation and activity will introduce students to the Technical Description genre.