The Composing ProcessInformation Fill Activity: Lecture 2_________________________________
Poor technical wri.ng can result when:
The facts are already known (Beware of old technical reports).
The author(s) do not know the _______________ about the subject
The paper is based on __________________________ only (You are not the only expert).
The conclusions are not jus.fied by the given.
The material is poorly __________________ .
The author(s) uses the improper style.
The material is not sufficiently .
Poor _________________and misspelled words are used.
The major points are not ___________________ throughout the paper.
When the author(s) assumes the reader shares the same level of knowledge of the subject.
The Composing Process
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Situa5onal Analysis
Analyzing the , purpose, and
Establish purpose
Determine reader’s aKtudes and needs
Determine scope of coverage
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Bringing thoughts from nowhere to somewhere
Make decisions about and style based on audience and persona
Persona
The the writer has, or assumes, when wri.ng
Relates to the posi.on of the writer and his or her rela.onship to the and the situa.on
Ques.ons to Ask About the Audience and Persona
What is the level of and experience of your reader?
What is the reader’s ?
What is your rela.onship to the reader?
What is your reader’s about what you are going to say?
What persona do you wish to ?
What is the influence of interna.onal culture?
Discovery
Finding the to meet the needs of your topic, purpose, audience, and persona
Use a variety of sources to locate informa.on for the topic you are wri.ng about
Take the informa.on you have gathered to create informa.on that did not exist before
Arrangement
Taking material from the discovery step and roughing out a plan or developing a complete
Different methods of arrangement
Chronological
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General to specific
Specific to general
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Division/classifica.on
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Dra;ing
Begin wri.ng aYer finishing the outline and arrangement
Maintain consistent point of view when wri.ng the rough draY
Revising
Polishing the rough draY in terms of:
Arrangement and content
Logic
Style
Graphics
Document design
Consider having read the rough draY for comments and sugges.ons
Edi5ng
Final checking of:
A & __________
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Graphics
Document design
Style
NOTES
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