11 RWS 4TH QUARTER

• Academic writing

  • It is a discourse that aims to explain or argue.
  • One usually expresses his or her insights about a specific concept or theory in a scholarly way.
  • Its audience is specific.
• Examples of Academic Writing

  1. Summary
  2. Paraphrase - full restatement
  3. Analysis - explanation
  4. Synthesis - combines information and ideas from different sources.
• Agonal - Term to signify a major, negative change in a patient's condition
• BP - Medical shorthand for blood pressure
• FX - Medical jargon meaning bone fracture
• JT - a joint
• NPO - A patient should not take anything by mouth
• IM - intramuscular
• K - The elemental symbol for potassium
• Bang for the buck - to get the most for your money
• Due diligence - putting effort into research
• Sweat equity - getting s stake in the business instead of pay
• The 9-to-5 - standard work day
• Chief cook and bottle-washer - a person who holds many responsibilities
• Suspect - a person whom the police think may have commited crime
• 10-4 - radio jargon meaning Okay or I understand
• Code Eight - officer needs help immediately
• Code Eleven - individual is at the scene of the crime
• FTP - The failure of an individual to pay a fine
• Assumed room temperature - an individual has died
• Professional Writing - writing in the workplace.
• ASPECTS OF PROFESSIONAL WRITING

  • Purpose
  • Audience
  • Stakeholders
  • Context
• Business letter – This is a correspondence between companies and individuals. It has an explicit purpose.
• Memorandum or Memo – This is an internal means of communication of a company.
• Business Proposal – This written document contains a plan or suggestion for developing a product, service, or action that can solve a client’s problem or issue.
• Resume – This brief document contains information on skills and personal background of a person who is seeking for a job.
• Critique - It is an in-depth analysis of a work of art.
• Review - It is a writer’s evaluation of a work of art in a general context.
• Project Proposal - A document that shows a company how to address and solve a certain problem.
• Classification of Proposals

  • Internal
  • External
  • Solicited
  • Unsolicited
• Considerations in Writing a Project Proposal

  • Subject - clear, definite and relevant
  • Pupose - clearly stated
  • Readers - needs value and attitude of the readers
  • Context - circumstances
• Position Paper - A type of academic writing in which the author presents his or her position on a debatable issue and defends or supports it with evidence.
• Purpose - Persuades the readers to take the position of the writer
• Deductive Reasoning - The author begins with general statements or premises before arriving at a specific conclusion.
• INDUCTIVE REASONING - The author begins with specific statements that lead to a general conclusion.
• Heading

  • It should contain the address, usually written on two to three lines, followed with the date on the last line.
  • This includes your identifying information such as full name, address, home phone number, cell phone number, and e-mail.
• Recipient's Address - The next part of the cover letter is where you want to send your letter to.
• Salutation - This is a greeting that usually begins with the word Dear, followed by the name and title of the addressee.
• Body - the letter contains the main text or message written.
• Complimentary Close - Leave a space before writing the words Sincerely, Regards, and Yours, among others, then end it with a coma.