Challenge: Preparing Prose

Question 1 of 10

1. Question

Your document title…

Can be crafted at anytime.
Is a synthesis of your Answer, added during editing.
Is a simple reference to the main topic of the document.
Is a bit like a ‘newspaper headline' for your document.
All of the above.

Question 2 of 10

2. Question

Start the process of creating a prose document by…

Deciding on the title, length and tone to use.
Thinking through your purpose, audience and then your storyline.
Converting your storyline into a framework.

Question 3 of 10

3. Question

Your second step in preparing your prose document would be to…

Continue to add detail until you have a substantial document.
Convert your storyline into prose, forming an outline of your final document that you can then add your detail into.
Start a separate prose document, referring to your storyline only if needed.

Question 4 of 10

4. Question

Ideally, what should your document outline include before you start ‘writing'?

A dot dash outline of your thoughts ordered as the ideas have occurred to you
A brief summary of the issue and your main point.
An executive summary (containing the Context, Trigger, and Question, the Answer, and the key line points), followed by a section for each point.
Your introduction and conclusion.

Question 5 of 10

5. Question

How do you decide whether you should articulate the question in your final document or not?

Always include the question to be thorough.
Never include the question in the document itself.
Read it out loud to yourself and see if it flows naturally, particularly if it duplicates the trigger. If it duplicates, or flows naturally without the question being stated, leave it out.

Question 6 of 10

6. Question

What might be a likely ‘addition' as you build your document?

A title that synthesises your Answer and words to help it flow.
Lots more detail: everything you know about a topic.
Key facts that matter to your audience, whether they relate to the point or not.

Question 7 of 10

7. Question

What is a transition?

A word that helps you link this document to another one.
A word or phrase that guides the reader through the story.
Bold font for the titles so you know how to move from one area to another.
A simple reference to the main topic of the document.

Question 8 of 10

8. Question

The editing stage includes which of the following?

Additions.
Deletions.
Transitions.
Conclusions.
All of the above.

Question 9 of 10

9. Question

Finally, when you inspect your prose document, what should you look at?

Content.
Structure.
Language.
All of the above.

Question 10 of 10

10. Question

Where will you apply these techniques next?

What concepts will you use from this course when preparing that document?

This response will be awarded full points automatically, but it can be reviewed and adjusted after submission.

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