MEJO 153 COMP 2 WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS
What are the roadblocks to reaching audiences? - answer -media and information glut: too
much information about it. Due to social media, tv, radio, bloggers, etc.
-taxing lifestyles: people are busy so they're picky about what they read.
-diversity of audiences: referring to 1) we all have different interests and hobbies/ stages of life.
2) gender/ethnicity/ religion/ socioeconomic
-unfriendly messages: if you use a lot of acronyms and jargon, word choice is too elevated for
audience.
Writing Process - answer 1. Information Gathering: interviews, library and online research, other
sources(looking on internet)
2. Thinking and Planning: Studies notes and and determines angle to take.
3. Listing: listing of facts and ideas that must be included.
4. Writing the message as you would tell it: vomiting it out as you would speak it to a friend.
5. Rewriting: editing process, move things around
6. Sharing: peer editing
7. Polishing: One last read because there's always going to be an error.
What are the primary forms of information gathering?
What are some of the drawbacks of each? - answer Interviews: "off the record," people may lie,
may be hard to get an interview with someone, asking tough questions, refusal to answer
Library and online research: online can be inaccurate
, Other sources: brochures, articles, observation. Information may be dated or incomplete, not all
information comes in compact, convenient form.
Assessing the information you have gathered, what is a primary question the writer must ask? -
answer What's important?
Why is knowing proper spelling and grammar important for communicating with audiences? -
answer Because its a reflection of you as a writer. When you misspell things you look dumb and
also credibility is lost.
Why shouldn't we just rely on computer spellcheckers? - answer Homonyms
-rain, rein
-to, two, too
-their there they're
plane plain
Comma rules - answer 1. leave off in sequence
2. put before and & but if a subject and verb follows
3. introductory
4. separating two full sentences
5. Appositives
Subject/Verb Agreement - answer The news media is
The team is going to its
The company is
How do you figure percentages? - answer difference/base
CORRECT ANSWERS
What are the roadblocks to reaching audiences? - answer -media and information glut: too
much information about it. Due to social media, tv, radio, bloggers, etc.
-taxing lifestyles: people are busy so they're picky about what they read.
-diversity of audiences: referring to 1) we all have different interests and hobbies/ stages of life.
2) gender/ethnicity/ religion/ socioeconomic
-unfriendly messages: if you use a lot of acronyms and jargon, word choice is too elevated for
audience.
Writing Process - answer 1. Information Gathering: interviews, library and online research, other
sources(looking on internet)
2. Thinking and Planning: Studies notes and and determines angle to take.
3. Listing: listing of facts and ideas that must be included.
4. Writing the message as you would tell it: vomiting it out as you would speak it to a friend.
5. Rewriting: editing process, move things around
6. Sharing: peer editing
7. Polishing: One last read because there's always going to be an error.
What are the primary forms of information gathering?
What are some of the drawbacks of each? - answer Interviews: "off the record," people may lie,
may be hard to get an interview with someone, asking tough questions, refusal to answer
Library and online research: online can be inaccurate
, Other sources: brochures, articles, observation. Information may be dated or incomplete, not all
information comes in compact, convenient form.
Assessing the information you have gathered, what is a primary question the writer must ask? -
answer What's important?
Why is knowing proper spelling and grammar important for communicating with audiences? -
answer Because its a reflection of you as a writer. When you misspell things you look dumb and
also credibility is lost.
Why shouldn't we just rely on computer spellcheckers? - answer Homonyms
-rain, rein
-to, two, too
-their there they're
plane plain
Comma rules - answer 1. leave off in sequence
2. put before and & but if a subject and verb follows
3. introductory
4. separating two full sentences
5. Appositives
Subject/Verb Agreement - answer The news media is
The team is going to its
The company is
How do you figure percentages? - answer difference/base
