Interactive textbook companion

Writing Samples

Annotated & Color-Coded Interactive Companion

Study complete professional models, examine the purpose of highlighted passages, practise identifying writing strategies, and draft your own responses.

Cover of the ENGL251 Writing Samples companion booklet
About the companion

Professional writing made visible

Writing Samples is the practical companion to Communication Skills in the Age of AI. It presents authentic-looking fictional workplace situations, complete model documents, source annotations, and guided practice.

Across ten chapters, the collection contains 73 writing models, from short digital messages and business letters to presentation materials, résumés, and employment correspondence.

How to use it

Study, analyse, and practise

Study Mode

Read each complete model with its original instructional highlights. Select any highlighted passage to view the booklet’s explanation, or switch on Clean Document View.

Practice Mode

Classify the original highlighted passages using the model’s own labels, check all answers together, retry, or reveal the source annotations.

BluePurpose, opening, or attention
TealDetails, supporting evidence, or interest
PurpleRespect, tone, reader concerns, or resistance
AmberAction, response, follow-up, or decision

Chapter 6 uses AIRA: Attention, Interest, Resistance, and Action. Chapter-specific labels follow the original booklet. These colors are instructional indicators; they do not belong in actual workplace correspondence.

Chapter library

Ten chapters of professional writing

Select a chapter to study its models one at a time.

Writing-type index

Find any of the 73 models

Search by sample number, title, writing type, or chapter.

Responsible use

Fictional cases, real responsibility

All names, organizations, policies, employment situations, amounts, and outcomes in the booklet are fictional teaching illustrations. Verify facts before professional use, protect confidential information, and represent qualifications honestly. Practice Mode is self-directed study and does not collect drafts, answers, or learning records.