{"id":36127,"date":"2024-10-27T14:24:42","date_gmt":"2024-10-27T14:24:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/keuna-sophia-workplace-writing-i-touchstone-3-informative-comparison-contrast-revision\/"},"modified":"2024-10-27T14:24:42","modified_gmt":"2024-10-27T14:24:42","slug":"keuna-sophia-workplace-writing-i-touchstone-3-informative-comparison-contrast-revision","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/keuna-sophia-workplace-writing-i-touchstone-3-informative-comparison-contrast-revision\/","title":{"rendered":"Keuna Sophia (Workplace Writing I) Touchstone 3: Informative Comparison\/Contrast Revision"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1.3em; padding: 1em; font-size: 17px; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<h2 style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.892857em; margin-left: 0px; font-weight: inherit; font-size: 1.64706em; line-height: 1.4; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Touchstone 3: Informative Comparison\/Contrast Revision<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">SCENARIO:<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>Imagine that your workplace has experienced significant change recently, and your department is expected to respond to change with innovation. Your immediate manager has asked you to determine one specific innovation for your department; you will be responsible for the implementation of this innovation. This report should not include a recommendation, but instead should be strictly informative, offering a detailed comparison.<br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">ASSIGNMENT:<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>In Unit 2, you drafted an informative report in which you researched several methods for implementing your chosen innovation and compared and contrasted two of them based on factors that you chose. In this assignment, you will revise your Touchstone 2.2 submission using the revision strategies you learned in Unit 3. This revision should reflect significant changes from your first draft and should incorporate the feedback you received on Touchstone 2.2. Review the rubric comments and summary feedback you received on your Touchstone 2.2 draft to deepen and extend your analysis of your topic. Submit a revision of your Touchstone 2 draft that reflects this feedback.<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Include a copy of your Touchstone 2.2 draft below the Reflection Questions for this unit.<\/span><br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">In order to foster learning and growth, all work you submit must be newly written specifically for this course. Any plagiarized or recycled work will result in a Plagiarism Detected alert. Review<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\" data-km-value=\"touchstones-academic-integrity-guidelines-10\" data-km-type=\"link\">Touchstones: Academic Integrity Guidelines<\/a><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>for more about plagiarism and the Plagiarism Detected alert. For guidance on the use of generative AI technology, review<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\" data-km-value=\"ethical-standards-and-appropriate-use-of-ai-11\" data-km-type=\"link\">Ethical Standards and Appropriate Use of AI<\/a>.<\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.25em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.5; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<hr style=\"font-size: 17px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.25em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.5; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<h3 style=\"margin: 0.454545em 0px 0.681818em; font-weight: inherit; font-size: 1.29412em; line-height: 1.4; cursor: auto;\"><a style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\" data-km-value=\"link-12\" data-km-type=\"link\"><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">A. Assignment Guidelines<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.25em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.5; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">DIRECTIONS:<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>All writers revise and edit their work as part of the writing process. For Touchstone 3, submit a revised version of your Touchstone 2.2 composition. The process of revising involves \u201cre-thinking\u201d your essay, while editing focuses on changes at the sentence level. Your revision should reflect your attention on the following:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.17647em; margin-left: 1.17647em; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0.705882em; font-size: 17px; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0.235294em; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Focus<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0.235294em; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Structure<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0.235294em; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Flow<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0.235294em; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Clarity<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0.235294em; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Style<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0.235294em; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Word Choice<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Sentence Variety<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.25em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.5; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">As you consider possible revisions and edits, evaluate how your essay can be improved in each of the areas above. Focus your attention on the areas that would benefit most from revising and editing. You can add, delete, or move text as you revise your essay.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.25em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.5; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Note the following revising and editing guidelines:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.17647em; margin-left: 1.17647em; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0.705882em; font-size: 17px; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0.235294em; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Do not draft a new essay. You must revise and edit your Touchstone 2.2 draft. Depending upon the effectiveness of the 2.2 draft, however, major changes such as refocusing or restructuring may be required.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0.235294em; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Allow time between drafts so that you can see your original work from a new perspective.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Revising and editing are different from proofreading; however, be sure to proofread your revised essay before you submit it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.25em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.5; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Remember to also answer the reflection questions listed below.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.25em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.5; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<hr style=\"font-size: 17px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.25em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.5; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<h3 style=\"margin: 0.454545em 0px 0.681818em; font-weight: inherit; font-size: 1.29412em; line-height: 1.4; cursor: auto;\"><a style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto;\" data-km-value=\"link-13\" data-km-type=\"link\"><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">B. Reflection Questions<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.25em; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.5; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">DIRECTIONS:<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>Below your assignment, include answers to all of the following reflection questions.<\/p>\n<ol style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1.17647em; margin-left: 1.17647em; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0.705882em; font-size: 17px; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0.235294em; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">How much time did you spend revising and editing your draft? Which revision strategies did you use, and which of them worked best for you? (2-3 sentences)<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0.235294em; font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Compare your draft to your revision. How did your essay improve? Provide specific examples of the different revision areas (e.g., structure, focus, clarity, etc.) that you focused on. (3-4 sentences)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Think about the entire process of drafting and revising this informative composition. What did you learn about your writing process or yourself as a writer? For example, did any part of the process surprise you or reveal something unexpected? 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