Julie Staggers
Infographics
Most simply, infographics are graphical stories. More specifically,iInfographics are a genre of discourse that relies primarily on visual language rather than alphabetical language to convey a messagea visual representation of information, typically quantitative data but at times qualitative data, that tells a single story or argument in a visually appealing and interesting way clarifies and highlights logical relationships, trends, patterns...
Published on Apr 03rd 2020
Professional Writing – Style Guide
The writing styles of professional writers tend to vary across communities of practice. For instance, the writing style of a lawyer is quite different from that of an accountant or a mathematician. However, across work contexts, there are a number of stylistic attributes that tend to characterize the texts of professional writers, including Accessible - Universal Design Professional writers aspire...
Published on Jul 27th 2020
Recommendation Reports
Recommendation reports are texts that advise audiences about the best ways to solve a problem. Recommendation reports are a type of formal report that is widely used across disciplines and professions. Subject Matter Experts aim to make recommendations based on the best available theory, research and practice. Different disciplines and professions have different research methods for assessing knowledge claims and...
Published on Aug 24th 2020
Revision – Revision Guide
Related Concepts: What is Academic Dishonesty?; Academic Writing Prose Style; Editing; Proofreading; Revision; Rhetorical Analysis; Rhetorical Reasonings; Rhetorical Stance How to Revise Some exigencies require substantive revision whereas others require moderate or light revision. For instance, if your writing an essay for class and it constitutes a major part of your grade, then you may need to spend considerable time...
Published on Nov 12th 2021
Rhetorical Analysis
Rhetorical Analysis refers to the practice of analyzing a rhetorical situation a mode of reasoning that informs composing and interpretation. a heuristic, an invention practice, that helps writers use to kickstart invention a method of analysis used to understand and critique texts. Rhetorical Analysis is a vital workplace, academic, and personal competency--a way of producing rhetorical knowledge In January of...
Published on May 03rd 2020
