TECHNICAL WRITING

PRELIM MODULE

JULIE ANN M. AZUELA BSED ENGLISH 3H

Initial Activity:
After you read the poem above, try to make your own version of the poem by giving the
exact words as it is. Use formal words of your interpretation. Write it in the box provided below.
(5points)

Don’t Believe Everything You See!

I have a spelling checker,

It came with my PC.
It plainly marks for my review
Mistakes I cannot see

Iran this poem through it,

You’re sure real glad to know.
It’s very polished in its way.
My checker told me so.

A checker is a blessing,
It frees you loads of time.
It helps me write all styles to read
And aids me when I rhyme.

Now spelling does not faze me,

It does not bring a tear.
My papers all do gladden
With rapt words fair as here

To write with care is quite a feat

Of which one should be proud,
And we must do the best we can,
So flaws are not allowed.

So you can see why I do praise

Such software for PCs,
And why I break in to a verse
By writing want to please.

Now after writing your own version, try to analyze which is more clear and concise? The
original one or your own version? Why?
1. The rewrite version of the poem I write makes me understood what does the poem intends
to tell the readers.
 Task 2. Illustrate the difference the difference between technical writing and other types of
writing. Use any graphic organizer in presenting their difference.

a type of writing where the

author is writing about a
particular subject that requires
TECHNICAL direction, instruction, or
explanation. This style of writing
has a very different purpose and
WRITING different characteristics than
other writing styles such as
creative writing, academic
writing or business writing.

defines narrative writing as

“writing that is characterized by
a main character in a setting

NARRATIVE who engages with a problem or

event in a significant way. As
writing instruction goes,

WRITING narrative writing encompasses a

lot: author’s purpose, tone,
voice, structure, in addition to
teaching sentence structure,
organization, and word choice.”

is predicated on exposition, or the

EXPOSITORY description and explanation of a

particular idea. Topics cover pretty
much the entire gamut of human

WRITING experience, from inventions to

nature, emotions to politics, family
to hobbies and more.

Self Assessment Questions

SAQ 1. Have you tried or even experienced writing technical reports? In what specific area? How
did you find writing it? (3points)
2. Not yet. I didn’t write any technical writings because I only write a normal type of report.

SAQ 2. Is technical writing a necessary component of every employee’s professional skill? (3points)
3. Daily papers tell us that employers need to contract individuals who can communicate
viably, both in composing and orally. Career counselors reiterate this. In reality, we are told
that on the work, a representative will spend at slightest 20 percent of his or her time
composing.

SAQ 3. When our students are employed and have to write on the job, will they write essays?
Explain your answer. (3points)
 4. No. Our students, when employed, will not write essays at work. They will write essays
while working on their college degrees; they might even be asked to write an essay on their
job application.

SAQ 4. But what about our college-bound students? Why would they need technical writing?
(3points)
5. In K-12, we should continue to prepare our students for college by teaching essays. In
addition, we should prepare them for what comes next—their jobs. After they graduate with
their AA or BA or BS, they go to work where they will write memos, letters, and reports. The
career and technical education students—the students who will work as mechanics,
welders, office help, or daycare center assistants—can benefit by learning how to write
technical documents.

A P P L I C A T I O N:

Name: JULIE ANN M. AZUELA Date: 2021-09-23

Task: A. Write a poem (or an expressive essay or an expository essay) about any object that you
can see inside your room (a stapler, an eraser, etc.).
Then take the same subject (object) and write a technical memo, complaint letter, recommendation
report, instructions for using the object, or a manufacturing specification. Compare and contrast the
results. (10 points)
6. Poem

CELL PHONE
I don’t think I could live
A day without you
I go crazy when you’re about to die
When my phone rings
I got to answer it
If I don’t I go crazy
When I get a text I get excited
And flip out if it’s from him
I honestly don’t think I could live
One day without my precious phone.

7. Technical writing
 The Xiaomi RedmiNote10 PRO will be manufactured to the following specification:
Body: 164 x 76.5 x 8.1 mm (6.46 x 3.01 x 0.32 in)
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Display: AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10, 450 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak)
6.67 inches, 107.4 cm2 (~85.6% screen-to-body ratio)
1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~395 ppi density)
Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Memory: 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM
UFS 2.2

Main camera: 108 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/1.52", 0.7µm, dual pixel PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 118˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro), AF
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps

Selfie camera: 16 MP, f/2.5, (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm

1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps

Battery: Li-Po 5020 mAh, non-removable

Fast charging 33W, 59% in 30 min (advertised)

8. Poem and Technical writing are both forms of writing. What I made has a big difference
from each other but the two are the same object use to describe. Poem is a piece of writing
that partakes of the nature of both speech and song that is nearly always rhythmical, usually
metaphorical, and often exhibits such formal elements as meter, rhyme, and stanza
structure. However, Technical writing is a type of writing where the author is writing about
a particular subject that requires direction, instruction, or explanation. This style of writing
has a very different purpose and different characteristics than other writing styles such as
creative writing, academic writing or business writing.

Task B. Look for a copy of an essay—or poetry, or drama, or a short story, or a newspaper. Then
compare the technical writing to the other types of correspondence. Based on the discussions,
create their own list of technical writing criteria and also create technical writing rubrics. (10
points)
Task C. Give your own ABC definition of technical writing. (Number of Alphabet used is equivalent
to the number of points earned)
 Affirmative Judgment Sentence
Briefness Knowledgeable Target
Concinnity Laminating Unified
Direct Mindful Veracious
Establish Neat Word class
Formal Objective You point
Good writing Persuasive Zest
Handful Quality
Integrate Redemption

A S S I G N M E N T:

What are the different traits, aspects and styles in technical writing?
1. Clarity: The ultimate goal of effective technical writing is to say the same thing to multiple
readers.
2. Consciousness: successful technical writing should help the reader understand the text, not
present challenges to understanding.
3. Accessible Document Design: the way the text looks on paper, including highlighting
techniques (tales, headings and subheadings, different font sizes, column lines, and white
space) helps create access to the reader.
4. Audience Recognition: successful technical writers know that they can only achieve clarity
by recognizing their audiences.
5. Accuracy: PROOFREAD.