Republic of the Philippines

Cavite State University

Silang Campus
Silang, Cavite
Department of Arts and Sciences
First Semester, AY 2019-2020
ENGL 7, Scientific Reporting and Thesis Writing

Joshmond Ivan Supapo

ENGL7, Instructor
The new five macro skills of
English language
Listening Reading

Speaking Viewing

Writing
The first step in mastering writing skill
August 19-23, 2019
The Writing Techniques
Writing the first draft
Post Writing
 The writing process
- it is a complex process that allows writers to
explore thoughts and ideas, and make them
visible, precise and concrete.
- Writing should make thought available for
reflection.
- When thought is written down, ideas can be
examined, reconsidered, added to, rearrange,
and changed.
The writing process
1. Prewriting
2. Drafting
3. Revising
4. Editing
5. Publishing
 (1) PREWRITING
- The key to a great paper is in the
PLANNING.
a) Thinking
b) Taking Notes
c) Brainstorming
d) Outlining
e) Gathering Information
 (1) PREWRITING
- Generating Ideas
a) Determining W/H Questions
b) Free Writing, Use a Journal
c) Collaborative Discussions
d) Knowing the HEART of your writing
 (1) PREWRITING
- Ways to Plan Your Writing
a) Create a cluster, diagram, or web
b) Create a storyboard
c) Make an outline
d) Identify pros and cons
e) List of supporting arguments
 (2) drafting
- Concentrate on getting your ideas on
paper.
- Organizing your information logically.
- Developing your topic with enough detail
for your audience and purpose.
- It tends to be a writer-centered.
(2) drafting
- Drafts are not perfect.
- Drafting takes time.
 (3) revising
- It is the key to effective documents.
- To revise “re-see or re-look”
- Refining your prose, making each
sentence concise and accurate as
possible.
- Coherence (Connection of Ideas)
 (3) revising
- Changing order of information is
possible.
- Revising is NOT Editing, Revising is for
the CONTENT alone and not in
STRUCTURE.
 (4) EDITING
- Check the following:
a) Grammar
b) Sentence Structure
c) Word Choice
d) Punctuations
e) Capitalizations
f) Spelling
g) Citations and document format
 (5) publishing
- Writing is a communication. So, it should be
intended for someone to read it.
- Ways to publish your writing includes:
a) Submitting it to your teacher
b) Entering an essay contest
c) Sending a letter to the editor
d) Writing for your school newspaper.
 Producing a
piece of writing
 Raimes, 1983 SYNTAX

GRAMMAR THE WRITING

PROCESS
CLEAR, FLUENT,
AND EFFECTIVE
MECHANICS COMMUNICATION
IDEAS

THE AUDIENCE
ORGANIZATION
PURPOSE
WORD CHOICE
 The writing stages
NOVICE WRITER TRANSITIONAL WILLING INDEPENDENT
WRITER WRITER WRITER
unskilled transitional peer-involved independent

teacher self-delineating willing writer autonomous

dependent writer writer writer
individual style learns from able to has developed
modeled behavior collaborate with writer’s voice
others
unwilling to revise developing a enjoys practicing makes highly
any writing degree of comfort craft objective self-
in craft assessments
- Purpose
a) Why am I writing?
- Audience
a) Who is going to read?
- Function
a) What am I going to write?
 Republic of the Philippines
Cavite State University
Silang Campus
Silang, Cavite
Department of Arts and Sciences
First Semester, AY 2019-2020
ENGL 7, Scientific Reporting and Thesis Writing

Joshmond Ivan Supapo

ENGL7, Instructor
- It refers to a style of expression
that researchers use to define
the intellectual boundaries of
their disciplines.
- Choice of words
- It reflects your background, culture,
values and personality.
- Meaningful and Effective
- Formal language
- Simple
Considerations to write formally
- Avoid using contractions,
abbreviations, and acronyms.
Instead spell them in full.
- Avoid using colloquial or informal
languages or slang.
Considerations to write formally
- Avoid using idiomatic expressions
and figures of speech.
- Avoid using phrasal verbs.
- As a writer, you don’t have any
preference or bias.
- Avoid using personal pronouns.
- Avoid using emotive languages.
- Avoid using evaluative words.
- Find authoritative sources to support
claims.
- Clear and Logical Structure
a) It presents your material in
coherent and logical manner.
b) It gives your work a sense of
direction.
c) It helps the reader to understand
the text.
- Grouping of similar points together.
- Dividing sections into paragraphs
- Ensuring that each paragraph deals with
main point or theme
- Ensuring that each paragraph LINKS
smoothly with the previous one.
• Studies can be conducted to
solve economic problems.
• Studies can be conducted to
find solutions in the Philippine
economy.
• The writer will submit the
requirements at some future
time.
• The writer will submit the
requirements on Wednesday.
Common sentence
errors
1. fragments
- Any word or group of words that
does not express a complete
thought is called a fragment.
1. Added detail fragment
- also, especially, except, for
example, and including -
“Josh finds it hard to accept criticism
from anyone. Except from his
mentor, Joan.”
“Josh finds it hard to accept criticism
from anyone, except from his
mentor, Joan.”
“I had many talents when I was
young. Among them, singing,
dancing and painting.”
“Among the many talents I had when
I was young were singing, dancing
and painting.”
2. Ing and to fragments
- gerund and infinitive phrases and
clauses -
“Josh looked for an academic strand
that suited him. Matching his
talents, skills and abilities.”
“Josh looked for an academic strand
that suited his, matching his talents,
skills and abilities.”
“Josh chose to take the licensure exam
when no one is aware that he will. His
reason being that he will not be
pressured pass the said exam.”
“Josh chose to take the licensure exam
when no one is aware that he will. His
reason is that he will not be pressured
to pass the said exam.”
“To make things worse. Josh shared the
gossip to other teachers in the faculty
room.

“To make things worse, Josh shared the

gossip to other teachers in the faculty
room.
3. dependent-word fragments
- after, until, as, where, how, since,
unless, when, wherever, which, as,
while , although, whichever, in order
that, that, before -
“After I stop belittling myself. I became
more confident in passing the exam.”

“After I stop belittling myself, I became

more confident in passing the exam.”
the nature of academic
writing and its concepts
- Structure: Formal and Logical
- It must be cohesive.
- All sources must be properly cited.
- It is the overall attitude conveyed in a
piece of writing.
- The author is expected to investigate
the research problem.
- It refers to the choice of words you use.
- Awareness towards denotation and
connotation kind of words.
- Use concrete words and not generalized
words
- It should be concise, formal, and
expresses precise meanings.
- Know the different functions of the
different punctuation marks to convey
appropriate meaning of texts.
- It may be said that the commitment to
some of the social and economic
concepts was less strong than it is now.
- The commitment to some of the social
and economic concepts was less strong
that it is now.
- There are certainly cases where this
would seem to have been the only
possible method of transmission.
- There are cases where this would have
been the only possible method of
transmission.
Characteristics of
effective language