MODULE 1: TECHNICAL WRITING

NAME: ANGELO B. LABAYO

GRADE AND COURSE: BSED IIIB-ENGLISH
SUBJECT: TECHNICAL WRITING
INSTRUCTOR: MR. JOHN II B. PIELAGO

ACTIVITY:
A. Write "TW" if the statement or example refers Technical Writing; "CW" if it refers to
Creative Writing.

___________1. Before writing a news story, begin by asking the 5 W's and 1 H.

___________2. Education is the movement from darkness to light (Allan Bloom).

___________3. Of the ten largest shopping malls in the world, three are found in the
Philippines.

___________4. This is to request payment for your bill amounting to Php 150.00

___________5. Social Engineering has become about 75% of an average hacker's, toolkit, and
for the most successful hackers it reaches 90% or more (John MacAfee).

___________6. Manufacturing is more than just putting parts together. It's coming up with
ideas, testing principles and perfecting the engineering, as well as final assembly (James
Dyson).

___________7. Man is still the most extraordinary computer of all (John F. Kennedy).

___________8. Food is everything that we are. It's an extension of nationalist feeling, ethnic
feeling, your personal history, your province, your region, your tribe, your grandma. It's
separated from those from the get-go (Anthony Bourdain).

___________9. Anything is good if it is made of chocolate (Jo Brand).

___________10. Popeye was right about spinach: dark green, leafy vegetables are the
healthiest food on the planet. As whole foods go, they offer the most nutrition per calorie
(Michael Greger).

B. Let us discuss some ideas by answering the following questions. Explain and/or
give examples.

1. What other types of writing would be considered under technical writing?

2. What other considerations can you give before writing a technical paper?

3. Are there other properties of writing that you can add to make a technical writer
an effective one?
4. Aside from the purposes given about technical writing, can you think of other
purposes which we can add to the list?

5. Are you more inclined in technical writing or creative writing?

REINFORCEMENT:

Interview a teacher, an engineer, a businessman or any three professionals of your

choice about their experience in writing a technical paper. Ask what their strengths
and weaknesses are in writing technical papers. Also, ask the value of technical
writing in their profession.

EVALUATION:

Determine whether the following statements are true or false.

___________1. Subject and expression are properties of technical writing.

___________2. It is important for a technical writer to take note of the attractiveness of his
paper.

___________3. Writers have different writing styles.

___________4. Technical writers can be creative when writing technical reports.

___________5. Technical writing is all about technical jobs.

___________6. One purpose of technical writing is that it gives instructions.

___________7. A business letter and a monograph are types of technical writing.

___________8. A sales letter is an example of a creative work.

___________9. Graphic aids are often used in creative writing rather than in technical writing.

___________10. The language of technical writing is simple, concrete, and familiar.