Document Development Exposition: Workplace Correspondence

Explain in detail your document’s development from planning to finish, describing your
challenges, how you overcame them, and what you learned.

Planning
When planning for this assignment, I decided to use the example Workplace Correspondence paper
that was provided by the professor for layout purposes. This was very beneficial for me and helped
me understand the outline of what was required for the assignment. I added any helpful information
that would change the instructions manual for the better. I also put an email at the beginning of the
assignment that explained the changes briefly.

First Draft (for peer editing)

The first draft I submitted had a solid structure with the correct order of paragraphs: summary,
results, conclusion, and recommendation. Under each heading I explained what would help the
instruction packet overall. I also added pink font colors to all the headings so it would follow the
theme of my product which was pink and purple slime. I chose my own font, rather than using the
generic Times New Roman as well. In bullets, I added the subsequent changes to the overall packet
and how they would help our target audience, which is children.

Second Draft (for your packet)

The consistent feedback I received from various peers is as follows, it was organized, had a formal
tone, had good suggestions for changes, and that headings should be spaced out a bit more. After
hearing this input from others, I only changed a few things. The majority of the document stayed the
same as its original first draft.

Final Draft (for your portfolio)

After submitting my second draft I received a few helpful points from the professor. I changed some
simple wording in my first paragraph; this helped with identifying issues with the instructions packet.
If I put “Subsequent Changes” in the heading, I should make the changes clearer in the paragraph.
Personally, I thought I wrote them all down well and decided to change the heading instead. I turned
“subsequent” into “helpful”, so the changes didn’t seem too abrupt and heavy. I changed other
headings as well, and I added a few sentences into paragraphs to help describe the task clearer. I
also removed the “Useful Supplies” section entirely because it was unnecessary.