Describe the historical event that you selected. Why is this event significant?Describe at least two secondary sources that you could use to research your historical event. Your sources must be relevant to your event and must be of an appropriate academic nature. In your description, consider questions such as: What are the similarities and differences in the content of your sources? What makes them appropriate and relevant for investigating your event? What was your thought process when you were searching for sources? How did you make choices?Describe at least two primary sources that you could use to research your historical event. Your sources must be relevant to your event and must be of an appropriate academic nature. In your description, consider questions such as: How do these sources relate to your secondary sources? What do they add to your understanding of the event? What makes them appropriate and relevant for investigating your event?Based on your review of primary and secondary sources, develop a research question related to the historical event you selected. In other words, what would you like to know more about?Create a thesis statement based on your research question. This will help you address these two critical elements later on: V. Identify an audience that would be interested in your historical event and research question. For example, who would benefit most from hearing your message? VI. Describe how and why you can tailor your message to your audience, providing specific examples. For example, will your audience understand historical terminology and principles associated with your event, or will you need to explain these? How will you communicate effectively with your audience?

For this practice exercise, you will continue working on your information and document design skills. You will choose ONE of the following exercises from BWS Ch 5(attached below) to revise, keeping in mind that all final submissions should be in memo format (since they are internal communications) and make use of headings and/or lists.Choose ONE:5D: Revise a poor communication about child care policies, p. 1215E: Revise a poor communication about flexible work schedules, p. 1225F: Revise a poor communication about holiday office coverage, p. 1245G: Revise a poor communication about employee parking, p. 125Submission1/2 to 1 page, single-spaced, block style memo. Be sure to use headings and/or lists to group, organize, and signal content. Do not use underline.Prof/Tech Writing Rubric:Rhetorical Awareness: • Understands the rhetorical situation or context and clearly addresses the audience’s primary needs and purposes. • Achieves those purposes through strategic tailoring of both content and design. • Considers the audience’s existing knowledge and its effect on the rhetorical situation. • Uses appropriate language, style, tone, and vocabulary that suits the purpose, subject, and audience.Document Design: • Incorporates appropriate layout and visuals for the rhetorical genre and purpose. • Applies the appropriate genre and/or adapts one or more genres for rhetorical purpose. • Adheres consistently to CRAP principles (contrast, repetition, alignment, proximity) for design appeal and readability. • Illustrations and graphics, when used, include relevant numbering, titles, captions, and descriptions and are clear, useful, visually appealing, and supportive of the text.Content: • Writing is clearly focused and supports the purpose with concise, logical details that meet the reader’s needs. • Organization enhances and showcases the purpose as each section, paragraph, list, or illustration is organized in a logical and effective sequence to meet the reader’s needs. • Transitions are appropriate and rhetorically effective. • The meaning of technical terms or professional jargon is defined or can be determined by the context. • Demonstrates control of standard writing conventions through careful revision and editing, which is used to enhance readability.