The author requires students to sample articles in two magazines and compare their readability levels. He also emphasizes the importance of writing directly--not up or down--to an audience. (RL)

Suggests several ways to prevent intentional and unintentional plagiarizing by students writing research papers. Suggestions include: limiting topic choice, requiring formal research proposals including bibliography, requiring recent periodical references, and asking for an informative abstract of the paper to be written in class the day the…

Discusses the importance of audience awareness in technical writing and offers suggestions to help students characterize the readers of their writing. (AEA)

Recommends a practical analogy for understanding and teaching the communication dimensions of a business report. (AEA)

Suggests that student involvement in developing formal report topics can be stimulated by using nominal grouping (a three-step process involving listing, recording, and voting on ideas generated). (HOD)

Outlines a course designed to teach students how to write descriptive and informative abstracts. (HOD)

Describes a method for teaching students to prepare transmittal correspondence (memos or letters that accompany reports). (FL)

Proposes a technique for teaching report writing that considers three problem areas: the mechanics of language, the logical use of language, and the analysis of the business situation. (FL)

The author uses a hypothetical contest situation to generate student interest in collecting, evaluating, and organizing information. (RL)

Outlines procedures for procuring and evaluating actual annual reports for business communication classes. (RL)

Prescribes a structural approach to report writing that beginning teachers in the subject area can use to give continuity to the course while teaching basic English and report mechanics. (RL)

Describes a "warm-up" exercise that gives students practice in documentation procedures and prepares them for the later assignment of an extended research paper. Provides an outline of the short paper assignment. (RL)

Describes a business writing course at Purdue University that requires students to read business publications, produce a newsletter, and compose an annual report. (KS)

Describes a conference-planning project for a report writing class and suggests assignments for teaching the writing of persuasive reports. (KS)

Discusses the use of transparencies in business communication courses to illustrate graphic impact, format, and content of letters and memos. (KS)