CONTENT: For this assignment you will draw upon your studies here at CSUEB, the resources below, and additional research. For each item below, please respond in well shaped and well developed paragraphs (at least one paragraph/item).

1. Within your major here at CSUEB, what kind of writing assignments were required? Please describe the kind of assignments and provide a few examples of assignments.

2. How successful were you at writing in your major classes? What kinds of grades or feedback did you receive? Please refer to specific classes/assignments.

3. What kind of writing happens in your intended profession or field? Please provide specific examples.

4. Within the resources provided below for Writing in the Workplace, what do you find most useful and why?

5. Write a paragraph that informs the reader about writing in the workplace--important ideas and strategies.

FORMAT: strong paragraph format (at least five paragraphs total); typed; double-spaced; 12 point font; 1" margins. MLA format for in-text citations and on works cited.

PLEASE NOTE: Any assignments not meeting five paragraph minimum will receive an F

Main Link Workplace Writing:

•https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/642/1/

•Audience Analysis: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/629/01/

•Effective Workplace Writing: Rhetorical awareness and User Centered Design: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/624/01/

•Job Search Writing: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/6/