Technical Writing 1

academic writing

• Type of writing that focuses on products and processes; surrounds us from the time we wake up until we climb in bed at night
• partner to technical writing; any writing done to fulfill requirements for a school, college, or university

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Technical Writing

• partner to technical writing; any writing done to fulfill requirements for a school, college, or university
• Type of writing that focuses on products and processes; surrounds us from the time we wake up until we climb in bed at night

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

examples of technical writing

• directions
• narrative essay
• literary analysis

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

1/3

• percentage of students who lack reading and comprehension skills
• percentage of companies who must provide training to employees because they lack basic skills
• amount of employees that are poorly trained and cannot compose a readable business response

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Basic skills

• think creatively, makes decisions, solves problems, visualizes, knows how to learn
• read, write, performs mathematical operations, listens, speaks
• responsibility, self-esteem, self-management, sociability, integrity, honesty

Thinking Skills

• think creatively, makes decisions, solves problems, visualizes, knows how to learn
• responsibility, self-esteem, self-management, sociability, integrity, honesty
• read, write, performs mathematical operations, listens, speaksThinking Skills

Workplace Competencies

• resources, information, interpersonal, systems, technology
  
• to communicate thoughts, ideas, information, and messages in writing; create documents such as letters, directions, manual reports, graphs, flow chartsDeficiencies of Public Education 
• descriptive, narrative, analysis, cause/effect, compare/contrast, persuasiveresume

basic writing skills

• reading comprehension
• to communicate thoughts, ideas, information, and messages in writing; create documents such as letters, directions, manual reports, graphs, flow charts
• travel plans; document of planned journey

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

55%

• the number of teachers who must help students become better technical writers so they will be prepared for the writing they will do in the workplace 
• percentage of companies who must provide training to employees because they lack basic skills
• percentage of deficiency of Basic Employability Skills

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

resume

• a brief account of a person's education, qualifications, and previous experience, typically sent with a job application.
• travel plans; document of planned journey

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5