What is PACT?
Developed for the SpeakWrite Initiative and utilized in the Eberly Writing Studio, the four key concepts of PACT provide a cross-discipline framework for writing, speaking and thinking. Watch Using PACT for students or read PACT in Assignment Design for faculty.
Purpose
What is my main goal or purpose in this particular situation? Do I have any secondary purpose's?
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Audience
Who is my main audience? What are their expectations? Who else might be reading, viewing, or listening to my message?
Conventions
- What delivery method is best suited to this situation? What are the conventions for the medium I have chosen?
- What other conventions do I need to keep in mind in terms of tone, style, documentation, or grammar?
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Trouble Spots
- What delivery method is best suited to this situation? What are the conventions for the medium I have chosen?
- What other conventions do I need to keep in mind in terms of tone, style, documentation, or grammar?
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