Modules Four and Five;

     Module Four is about the planning, writing, and revising process.  It explains the three parts of the writing process and offers tips for good organizational strategy; implementing types of strategies; and obtaining good feedback.  It also details the types of planning for writing that could be used by authors, and includes the distinctions between revising, editing, and proofreading and when to do each.  Form Letters are also briefly discussed. 
     The most useful parts of chapter four, in my opinion, are the checklists they provide for revision.  Revision is described in the book as the system by which the author evaluates his work and decides whether to change his style, organization, or content.  The checklists are useful tools, found on page sixty eight, that outline the factors that could easily slip the mind of any absent minded, devilishly handsome, modest twenty three year old political science major.  Details such as "Are the first and last paragraphs effective?" or "Is each sentence clear? Is the message free from apparently contradictory statements? somethings that are easily overlooked when, for example, you are writing a blog at two in the morning before class.


     Module Five is about the actual physical design of the document.  Specifically this chapter deals with the creating of documents, websites, or slides.  Basically any computer biased media for presenting your message.  It talks about how to lay out a paper, page or site; strategies for presenting a slideshow; design tests; how to use computer programs to your advantage; and to recognize design questions while you're writing. 
     This chapter is mostly about specific technical writing tips.  What size font you need to use, when to use capital letters, how to control the space you are working within.  The most interesting portion of this chapter would have to be the example offered on page 79, in contrast with the example on page 80, showing the difference between effective an ineffective layouts.  Also, that they never, ever, in any way suggest that comic sans serif would be an ok font to use for any media that you want anyone to see.