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ACTIVITY 1-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 Php150.00.

_____5. Social Engineering has become about 75 an average hacker's, toolkit, and for the successful

hackers it reaches 90%o or more 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 (Michael Greger).
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ACTIVITY 1-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?

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

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3. Are there other properties of writing that you can add to make a technical writer an effectiveone?

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4. Aside from the purposes given about technical writing, can you think of other purposes whichwe
can add to the list?

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

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ACTIVITY 1-C

Interview a teacher, an engineer, a businessman or any two (2) 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.

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ACTIVITY 1-D

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.

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ACTIVITY 2-A
Read the passages below. Identify its subject, audience, purpose, style, arrangement of
materials, and kind of technical literature.

Passage 1

THE WHORF-SAPIR VIEW OF LANGUAGE

Studies by anthropologists reveal that language guides our perceptions. The language of
the Hopi Indians makes no distinction between objects and actions, whereas English uses nouns
and verbs, respectively. The English word snow is the only word we need to define frozen white
precipitation that falls in winter. Arctic cultures, where snow is a major aspect of life, have a rich
snow vocabulary, with words for powdery snow, icy snow, dry snow, wet snow, and so forth. The
distinctions are important to designate snows that affect wildlife, travel conditions, and so forth
(Whorf, 1956 in Wood 2001).

Subject:

Audience:

Purpose:

Style:

Arrangement of materials:

Kind of technical literature:

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Passage 2
WHO MAKES ARCHITECTURE?
Architecture is manmade, so it has to be imagined and built by somebody. In today's
society, this "somebody” is the architect. Architects have to play many roles to make sure that
the buildings constructed enhance is responsible for people's lives. According to Philippine
laws, an architect is responsible for designing, planning, and supervising the construction of
buildings. The architect also has to make sure that the building he or she designs looks after the
people's health, safety, and wellness…
Architects work hand in hand with other professionals, such as developers, and builders
to make sure that the building the architect designs and imagines become a reality (Cabalfin,
2015).

Subject:

Audience:

Purpose:

Style:

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ACTIVITY 2-B
Reflect on the following situations. What will you do if you are faced with any one of them?

1. You are the boss of a company. You received a report about missing milk boxes in the
shipment from one of your employees who made an inventory. Your company ordered 150
boxes, but two boxes were missing.
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2. You are in a hurry to submit the proposal for a very important meeting. However, your
fellow employee who is the main proponent forgot to sign the proposal. It is 2:50 PM and
the paper has to be submitted by 3:00 PM. What will you do?
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3. An attendance sheet is being passed around in the seminar room. You were asked to write
your purpose for attending because it is about professional development. What will you
write?
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ACTIVITY 2-C
Below are ethical considerations in writing technical papers, some however are opposite
practices. CHECK all the ethical practices.

 Abide by the appropriate corporate or professional code of conduct.

 Tell the truth.
 Avoid discriminatory language.
 Make false implications
 Exaggerate.
 Use euphemisms
 Mislead your readers
 Be clear
 Acknowledge assistance from other.
 Abide by relevant laws.
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ACTIVITY 3-A
Write an essay of not more than 250 words about the three reasons why you have chosen
this course. Elaborate by explaining or giving examples. Remember the pointers in each writing
phase.

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ACTIVITY 3-B
Which of the following activities are done on the pre-writing, writing, or re-writing stage?
Write your answer on the space before the number.

_____________________1. Gather information.

_____________________2. Do free writing.

_____________________3. Choose a topic.

_____________________4. Brainstorm.

_____________________5. Cluster.

_____________________6. Work on the details.

_____________________7. Check the mechanics.

_____________________8. Have fun.

_____________________9. Ensure relevance of content.

_____________________10. Follow the flow of ideas.

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ACTIVITY 4-A
Draw a picture showing the difference between communication in business and
communication in organization. Use the boxes below.

COMMUNICATION IN BUSINESS COMMUNICATION IN ORGANIZATION

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ACTIVITY 4-B
Interview a company or business manager or supervisor. List five effective tips on how they
communicate with their employees, clients, and customers.

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ACTIVITY 4-C

Answer the following questions briefly and concisely.

1. How does effective communication contribute to the success of any business?

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2. What activities can you suggest that will develop effective communication skills for both the
employer and the employees?

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3. What will happen to the company if the administrators don't know how to properly communicate
well to their subordinates?

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4. What are the three basic functions of organizational communication? Explain each function.

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ACTIVITY 5-A
Compare and contrast personal letter from business letter. Complete the Venn diagram below.

PersonalLetter
Letter BusinessBusiness
Letter Letter
Personal
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ACTIVITY 5-B
Answer the following questions briefly.

1. When do you write a personal letter? a business letter?

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2. Why do you think Technical Writing course is included in your curriculum?

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3. In a scale of 1 to 10, how knowledgeable are you in writing a business letter? Explain your answer.
(I being the lowest and 10 being the highest)

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4. How can you apply your knowledge and skills in writing business letter in your field?

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ACTIVITY 5-C
Write TRUE if the statement is correct. Otherwise, write FALSE.

______1. Personal letters use colloquial language.

______2. Both personal and business letters can be handwritten.

______3. In writing personal letter, the writer should be formal and polite.

______4. Business letter strictly follows a set of rules and formats.

______5. It is easier to write a business letter than a personal letter.

______6. You can't just simply fold a business letter.

______7. The wording in a business letter should be poetic to impress the reader.

______8. Business letters focus on business transactions and issues.

______9. In writing a business letter, the complete name of the receiver is necessary.

______10. A letter of request is a good example of personal letter.

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ACTIVITY 6-A
Look and attach a copy of a business letter. Evaluate the characteristics of a business letter
by answering the checklist using this scale:

3-Highly Evident 2-Evident 1- Not Evident

Characteristics of a Business Letter 3 2 1

1. Completeness

2. Correctness

3. Conciseness

4. Coherence

5. Clarity

6. Concreteness

7. Courteousness

8. Consideration

9. Consistency

10. Credibility

Write your other observations:

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ACTIVITY 6-B
Answer the following questions briefly.

1. What advice will you suggest to the reader when decoding the message of the letter?

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2. What will you feel if the writer of the letter failed to include your complete name on the letter?

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3. Among the ten characteristics of a business letter, which do you think is the most important?
Why?

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ACTIVITY 6-C

Match the column on BUSINESS into the column on COMMUNICATION. Write the letter
of your answer on the space provided before the number.

BUSINESS COMMUNICATION

____1. This refers to the tone and style of the letter. A. Completeness

____2. This is translating abstract to concrete terms. B. Correctness

____3. The letter must be mechanically perfect. C. Conciseness

____4. This is correctly arranging the words and sentences. D. Coherence

____5. This is anticipating the reader. E. Clarity

____6. All important information must be included F Concreteness

____7. This refers to the status of the writer as himself. G Courteousness

____8. It is using more simple words. H. Consideration

____9. The writer should be polite in writing the letter. I. Consistency

____10. Use common words that can easily be understood. J. Credibility

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ACTIVITY 7-A
Write a letter including the needed basic and optional parts of a business letter based on the
given a scenario.

Scenario: Imagine you are one of the students in an English class. The day before your
examination day in your English class, you suddenly got sick. Write a letter addressed to
your English teacher to excuse you from the scheduled test and request him/her to give you
a special test.
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ACTIVITY 7-B
Answer the following questions briefly.

1. What is the importance of knowing how to construct the different parts of a business letter?

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2. Which among the basic parts of a business letter is the most difficult to construct? Why?

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3. Which among the optional parts of a business letter is the easiest to construct? Why?

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ACTIVITY 8-A
Compare the different styles of business letter by answering the table below

Hanging-
Modified Semi-Block Simplified Indented
Full Block Indented
Block Style Style Style
Style
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ACTIVITY 8-B
Write TRUE if the statement is correct. If false, underline the incorrect word/s and write the
correct word/s on the space provided.

_______________1. In modified block style, all parts of the business letter are placed at the left.

_______________2. The simplified style uses open punctuation.

_______________3. Semi-block style is similar to full block style..

_______________4. There is no heading in a simplified style business letter.

_______________5. The salutation in a modified block style is aligned with the heading.

_______________6. The semi-block style uses mixed punctuation..

_______________7. The body of the letter in modified block style is indented.

_______________8. For some, the full block style is the easiest style to write a business letter.

_______________9. In simplified style, standard punctuation is used.

_______________10. Heading is placed at the center in a simplified letter style.

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ACTIVITY 9-A
Answer the following questions briefly.

1. How do the different types of letters differ from one another?

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2. Which among the three types of resume will you use after you graduate? Why?
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ACTIVITY 9-B

As a future educator, think of an institution that you dream to apply with. Write an application
letter for the specific school that you have chosen.
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ACTIVITY 10-A
Answer the following questions briefly.

1. What is the importance of writing minutes of the meeting?

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2. What will happen if company does not write minutes of the meeting every meeting?
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ACTIVITY 10-B

Attend or look for a video of any meeting online. Ask permission if you can record the
meeting using your mobile phone (if actual meeting). Write the minutes of the meeting based on
the discussion.