Technical writing/Specification/Exercise chair Exercise One

(back to Requirements Writing Workshop)

Describe this chair.

Describing Structure and Function

1. List the structural features of a chair
2. Organize the structural features into groups or gloms

1. List the functions of a chair
2. Organize the functions into groups or gloms

• How much overlap is there in the structural and functional groupings?

Who uses chairs?

Compare how the following people would use this chair:

1. Robert Johnson, House Painter
2. Arlo Gunther, Bar Brawler
3. Mindy Catsworth, Performance Artist
4. Alison Rich, Retired Kindergarten Teacher