Topic: Analyzing and Writing Reports
Read the sidebar about the Pew Internet and American Life Project at http://www.pewinternetorg. Go to the Web site and browse through the reports. Select a report and briefly summarize it in a short paragraph. In a second paragraph, answer the following questions:
- Who is the report's audience?
- What is its purpose?
- How were the data collected?
- What did the data collection measure?
- Why was the data collection important?
Given your analysis of the report's audience, purpose, and data collection, consider the strategies used in the report to convey the information. In a third paragraph, answer these questions:
- What tone did the writer adopt?
- How was the report organized and designed to meet the needs of the audience?
- What language choices did the writer make?