Week 5

Organization and Hierarchy

Resources

• Brian Pharr’s paper (assign before class)

• Mosbacher briefs

• Umbrella statements

Plan

1. Discuss process for evaluating options

   • Basis of options and criteria

   • Differences between CRP and SRP. Establish a plan for moving SRP forward.

2. Mosbacher Briefs

   • What “takeaways” do you note at a glance?

   • How do the parts “hang together”?

• 1. Apply to academic paper

• • Brian Pharr’s paper

3. Umbrella statements

Mosbacher Institute Takeaways from "The Takeaway"

• 1. States the situation positively but proposes opportunity for improvement.

  2. Executive summary

  3. Evidence sufficient and relevant

     • data, numbers

     • facts

  4. Point-counterpoint approach.

  5. Uses questions to identify focus and connect to next points.

  6. Key points appear callouts.

  7. Sticky titles

  8. Heading levels

  9. Meaningful headings

  10. Set off key points: lists