Mirabete, Angelica P.
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Elements Technical Writing or
On-the-job writing
1. Purpose or The purpose of technical
Objective writing or on-the-job writing
is to provide documents that
explain a particular concept
to a particular audience. It
makes complex ideas into an
easier one that is
understandable and
comprehensible.
2. Audience or Audiences are the intended
Readers readers. They are varying
dependent on what subject
you are going to discuss in
the material. It could be your
bosses or the experts in your
business or company. It can
also be your executive
directors or colleagues.
3. Structure or It is in a logical flow of ideas
Organization where one idea is presented
and backed up by evidences.
The concept is presented, the
problems in two views or
examples and the solutions.
Organization can be achieved
if the writer can
communicate it to the right
audience.
4. Style or From the world technical, it
Language includes technical terms
which are only specific to one
field. There are words that
some may understand and
some may not due to
differences of discipline. It is
also objective not subjective
5. Sample Work Some examples are trainees
manual, procedures for
product usage, and
marketing strategy like
promotional brochures.
Academic or Literature or
Expository Fictional
Writing Writing
The objective is to The main purpose is to
clarify, and make things give a view about the
clear with regard to an world. It is aesthetically
idea. This explains and made to entertain
analyzes information by readers and let them
presenting a concept, travel through books. It
its evidence and focuses on the world
explanations. itself, how they are
used in an effective
way.
The audience of this They vary depending on
writing focuses only to the genre you are
the teacher, fellow writing. The audiences
student and other came out on what they
professionals who will want to read. You can
read it. target based on
genders, age, group or
ethnicity, and people of
different background.
Essay structure an It can be narrative,
IMRAD or Introduction, chronological,
Methodology, Results comparison and
and Discussion are used contrast, cause and
here. It is also divided effect, and inductive or
into main ideas to deductive. Generally
subsections or can be in prose form or
supporting details. poetry.
Words are précised and This uses elements that
chosen accordingly to establish mood, images
what is needed. It is and meaning in the
formal, in third-person text. Word’s choice is
point of view and crucial, and sentence
focuses on the main structure must be
idea explained by organized. Meanings
supporting details. are hidden through the
use of literary devices
or figurative language.
Bibliography, abstract, All the literary pieces
essay, research and that triggers our
literary criticism are imagination are some of
some of the examples its example. We have
of Academic writing. fiction and nonfiction,
 poetry and prose,
novels and stories, and
many more.

Reflection:

Technical writing is a very different way of writing for we need to take into consideration the
concepts and audiences in our material or document. It is not a simple essay composing of flowery
words but it is an academically written article that can be used to improve one’s company or
organization to achieve their goal or outcome. I’ve learned that it does not make things into a
complicated one but into a more comprehensible one. Compare to other form of writing this is a bit
professional for we need to consider what impact it will result once read by the readers who sometimes
are in a higher position. All in all, technical writing helps us to make procedures, ideas and information
an understandable one leading to a betterment of any organization we belong to.

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