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- 1. DISTRICT TRAINING WRITE-SHOP FOR SCI-TECHWRITERS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY WRITING (NEWS, EDITORIAL, FEATURES)
- 2. DISTRICT TRAINING WRITE- SHOPFOR SCI-TECH WRITERS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY WRITING (NEWS, EDITORIAL, FEATURES) MARIONNE VAN C. SASIS SCHOOL PAPER ADVISER, PANIAGAHAN PRESS, PANIAGAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
- 3. LEARNING OBJECTIVES appreciate the valueof informing readers of science and technology advancements understand the techniques in writing Science/ Technology apply the techniques in writing Sci/Tech in an editorial, features and news article
- 4. WHAT IS SCIENCEAND TECHNOLOGY WRITING? SCIENCE WRITING is the latest form of Philippine Journalism. A science writer should be able to communicate clearly and effectively so that he can popularize and translate scientific reports into stories.
- 5. WHY IS SCIENCEAND TECHNOLOGY IMPORTANT? THERE IS ALWAYS WONDER AND AMAZEMENT TO BE HAD IN SCIENCE, IF YOU KNOW WHERE AND HOW TO LOOK!
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- 7. • SCIENCE NEWSREPORTING • SCIENCE WRITING BY A SCIENTIST OR BY A NON-SCIENTIST FOR MASS CONSUMPTION. • HIS/HER REPORT IS WRITTEN FOR MASS UNDERSTANDING. • HE/SHE WRITES HIS/HER STORY IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE SCIENCE UN-ORIENTED READER MAY UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE IT BECAUSE IT IS WRITTEN IN LAYMAN’S LANGUAGE. • HE/SHE WRITES HIS/HER STORY IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE SCIENCE UN-ORIENTED READER MAY UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE IT BECAUSE IT IS WRITTEN IN LAYMAN’S LANGUAGE. SCIENCE NEWS WRITING COVERS...
- 9. SCIENCE AND TECH(SAMPLE) NEWS ARTICLE
- 11. TECHNICAL VS NON-TECHNICAL •The objective of technical writing is to emphasize hand-in information • The main aim of journalistic writing is to inform, interpret, entertain, and to educate. • Purpose of Technical Writing - The main purpose of technical writing is to inform and persuade by providing facts and opinion based on facts that help readers answer question, solve a problem, make a decision, or perform a task.
- 12. CHARACTERISTICS TECHNICAL WRITING •It contains only factual information presented objectively. • All data could be verified and would not change unless new findings are made. • The writing depends on the author’s treatment of the subject and by the reader’s need to useful information.
- 13. TECHNICAL WRITING Technical subjectis specialized and usually mechanical or scientific.
- 14. SPECIFIC USES OFTECHNICAL WRITING SKILLS • Modern society is becoming highly technical • Police and fire personnel write detailed incidents or investigation report that must be clear enough to serve as evidence in court. • Nurses and medical technicians keep daily records that are crucial to patients’ welfare particularly as bases for litigations • Secretaries must write clear and precise memos, letters, minutes, and reports. • Managers write memos, personal evaluation, requisitions, and instructions.
- 15. SCIENCE EDITORIALS • Analysisof the issue must be based on scientific facts and following the scientific method • Assumptions raised must be based on solid logic and following the scientific method
- 17. WHAT ISSUES INYOUR COMMUNITY ARE AFFECTECTED BY SCI. & TECH?
- 18. DO’S AND DON’TS INTECHNICAL WRITING...
- 19. DO’S AND DON’TSIN TECHNICAL WRITING... • Omit no key words • Avoid ambiguous phrases – in technical writing, a sentence should have one meaning only. • Avoid over-stuffing – a sentence that crams so many ideas, forces readers to struggle in order to get what is meant. • Avoid un-stacked modifiers – too many nouns stacked up as modifiers in front of another noun make for hard reading. • Rearrange word order – just as any paragraph has a key sentence, any sentence has a key word or phrase. For emphasis, place the key word or phrase at the beginning or end of the sentence.
- 20. DO’S AND DON’TSIN TECHNICAL WRITING... • Use the active voice • Make sentences concise (brief) – a concise sentence is brief but informative. It gets right to the point w/o clutter. • Eliminate redundancy – avoid using phrase when a word will do. • Avoid needless repetition • Avoid “there” sentence openers – save words and improve your emphasis by avoiding “there is” and “there are” at the beginning of the sentences. • Avoid certain “it” sentence openers – eliminate any ”It” that does not refer to somerthing specific.
- 21. DO’S AND DON’TSIN TECHNICAL WRITING... • Delete needless “to be” construction – forms of the verb “to be” (is, was, are) often add clutter w/o adding meaning. • Avoid excessive prepositions • Use “that and “which” sparingly • Fight noun addiction – excessive nouns make sentences awkward and wordy • Make negative positive – save words and get to the point by eliminating negative construction. • Clear out the clutter words • Delete needless preface – get to the point. Deliver to the point w/o a long wind-up.
- 22. DO’S AND DON’TSIN TECHNICAL WRITING... • Avoid triteness • Avoid over-statement • Avoid sweeping generalization • Use specific, concrete language.
- 23. HOW TO WRITESCIENCE AND TECH ARTICLES... (GUIDELINES) • FORM AND STYLE- 40% • -Manifests unity and coherence to the theme /topic given • -Has catchy and appropriate headline that is also clear and free of bias • -Observes the rules of grammar • -Shows logical presentation of arguments • -Contains leads that are clearly written and focused on the most important detail • -Follows appropriate form and style • -Uses appropriate terms and lingo to report/discuss events • -Observes gender-fair language.
- 24. HOW TO WRITESCIENCE AND TECH ARTICLES... (GUIDELINES) • CONTENT- 50% • -Utilizes facts from interviews , documents review , data analyses and other reliable sources • -Presents relevant and timely issues on Science and Technology • -Uses technical jargons to a minimum • -Presents technical and complicated scientific concepts or ideas in a manner that can be understood by a wide variety of readers • -Cites scientific references, statistics and relevant figures/facts to bolster credibility of statements and/or narratives
- 25. HOW TO WRITESCIENCE AND TECH ARTICLES... (GUIDELINES) • ETHICS- 10% • Showcases works of learners • Properly cites information and attributes these facts from the source of information (cuts across all events) • Observes standards of journalism in terms of fairness, relevance, accuracy, and balance • Has potentially libelous or obscene content, plagiarism, and copyright violations
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- 27. • http://www.wfsj.org/course/index-e.html http://boredomtherapy.com/nerd-science-jokes/ •http://xkcd.com/ • http://www.scidev.net/global/biotechnology/news/citizen-scientists-pitch-new-uses-for- paper-microscope.html • http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/401385/scitech/science/us-backed-uplb- graduate-program-focused-on-marine-biodiversity • http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/293017/scitech/science/food-for-thought-adobo- and-the-filipino-genome • http://mypocketshurt90.tumblr.com/post/27495622491/i-sent-this-paper-to-jk-rowling- explaining-how-the • http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/oct/09/guardian-view-on-ebola- fighting-fear-as-well-as-infection • http://www.beatricebiologist.com/ • http://www.nextnature.net/wp- LEARNING RESOURCES