The Technical Writing Process: Genres, Stages, and Techniques - Prof. Christopher Toth, Study notes of Creative writing

Download The Technical Writing Process: Genres, Stages, and Techniques - Prof. Christopher Toth and more Study notes Creative writing in PDF only on Docsity! Chapter 2: The Technical Writing Process Today Genre: shapes a document’s content, organization, style, design, and medium in which it is delivered - Help you interpret and make sense - Each genre should be adapted to fit the readers and situations in which the document will be used Stages of technical writing (genre)… - Planning and researching  Define rhetorical situation: identify document’s subject, (what’s it about) purpose (why is this document needed), readers (who), and context of use (when and where will this be used)  Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?  Define purpose: one sentence statement  Action verb – build around it  Research subject  Primary and secondary sources - Organizing and drafting  Organizing content: using common genres to shape ideas so it is familiar to readers  Introduction, body, conclusion  Genre: a familiar pattern [of organization] that readers will expect  Drafting content: generating contents using facts, data, reasoning, and examples  Logical mapping – visual; subject in middle, then branch ideas from there  Freewriting – write without stopping  Outline or boxing - Improving the style  Plain style – clarity and accuracy  Persuasive style – appeal to readers’ values and emotions; tone and energy - Designing the document  Important parts highlighted  Use graphics  Make information more accessible - Revising and editing  Revise: reconsider your subject and purpose, who your readers are and where they’ll use your document  Substantive editing: look at content, organization, and design  Copyediting  Proofreading