Week+5+Activity

=Week 5 Activity - Scannable Writing=

Use headings and sub-headings to revise the following passage.

Text 1:
A computer virus is a program designed to destroy your files, sabotage your programs, or degrade the performance of your computer. Many viruses work by attaching themselves to other files, so you may activate a virus simply by opening one of those files. The kind of files that can be infected with a virus include system files, and documents created in programs that allow macros (simple scripting). A macro is a little program, and many people use macros to automate repetitive tasks, such as inserting a long company name into a document, or performing a calculation. Programs such as Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel offer macros, and, unfortunately, hackers have chosen to create destructive programs using their macros. A virus based on macros, known as a macro virus, is designed to attach itself to other files, to replicate themselves, and to launch actions such as sending infected files to everyone in your email address book. A macro virus can often jump from one operating system to another, and most are designed to go into action the moment you open the infected file. On the other hand, a virus known as a Trojan horse pretends to be a useful program, or a game, so you launch them without realizing their sinister purpose. The effect may be to damage your files, or destroy the performance of your computer. But a Trojan horse is not technically a virus, because it does not replicate and spread like a virus.

Rewrite the following passages, highlighting from one to three key phrases per paragraph, using boldfacing and underlining. Feel free to reorganize and rewrite.

Text 2:
You may have more than one skin type. "Your T-zone may be oily, while your cheeks are dry," says cosmetician Barbara Woo, of the Berkeley spa, Wooing You. "We grow up learning that we have to figure out our own skin type. But most people have several." What to do when you go up to the cosmetics counter? "Treat the symptoms." If your cheeks are dry, for example, exfoliate, then hydrate. But if your forehead and nose get oily, treat those with a cleanser designed "for oily skin."

Use lists and chunking to rewrite the following passage:

Text 3:
The person who is humble and retiring has three characteristics: mysterious charm, unspectacular excellence, and unnoticed influence. We consider the charm mysterious because the person does nothing we can see to draw our attention. We call the excellence unspectacular because the person does not boast, or make announcements, but completes all work with thoroughness. We call this person’s influence unnoticed because although everyone looks to this person as an authority, they hardly mention the name. The influence spreads like water underground, invisible.