Final Activity in ENGL 1013

Your study of the sentence and the paragraph now leads you to the study of the whole composition so that you can write such compositions as part of your schoolwork. The whole compositions may be a report, a reaction paper, a criticism or even a research or term paper. The purposes of the assignments vary, and you should be flexible in your approach to the assignment. First of all, you should know that a composition is any piece of no-fiction writing.

In the earlier chapters, you learned that the easiest and most logical way of structuring your paragraph is to have a topic sentence, support or development sentences, transition devices and, although not absolutely necessary, a concluding sentence. When you make the long composition, you need only to expand these elements so that instead of dealing with sentences, you deal with whole paragraphs. A simplistic way of explaining this would be to compare your topic sentence to the developmental or support paragraphs, the concluding sentences to the concluding paragraph. In between, you still have your transition devices which may be in the form of words, phrases, entire sentences, and even paragraphs.

In informal writing, you need not include a thesis statement in the introductory paragraph because your purpose will probably be to entertain, share, inspire, etc. In formal writing, like the research paper, the introductory paragraph should, for your won convenience, include a thesis statement.

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Activities for ENGL 0000

A.   The sentences below contain clues that will help you choose the appropriate meanings of the italicized words. On the space provided write the letter that corresponds with your choice.

_____1.       Clara is still furious about what you did. Mollify her latter.

a.     enrage

b.    appease

c.     see

_____2.   What the union leader proposes is just a palliative. We need a lasting solution to our problem.

a.     Temporary solution

b.    suggestion

c.     personal opinion

_____3.       Clarify what you mean. Your statement is ambiguous.

a.     unclear

b.    difficult

c.     short

_____4.       Running the country is a gargantuan task.

a.     very fulfilling

b.    very big

c.     very easy

_____5.       When Zeny left for the party, she was full of spirits. When she returned home, she was drained of her verve.

a.     money

b.    intelligence

c.     energy

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Activity For ENGL 2043 (Summer 2014)

FORMAL REPORTS


Formal reports typically have three characteristics: formal tone, traditional structure, and length. Formal reports serve a very important function. They provide management with vital data for decision making. Preparing to write formal reports begin with the definition of the project. Probably the most difficult part of this definition is limiting the scope of the report. Every project has limitations. Decide at the outset what constraints influence the range of your project and how you will achieve your purpose.

When you plan to write you are chiefly concerned with the following guidelines:

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ACTIVITIES FOR ENGL 2043 – BUS COMM & RPT WRTG

Dangling Modifiers


Modifiers are word or word groups that define or described other words. Since they cannot stand by themselves, they rely, for meaning, on the words they modify.

When modifiers do not logically define or describe anything in a sentence, or when they are unrelated to any word in a sentence, they are called dangling modifiers.

To avoid dangling modifiers you should see to it that your modifiers properly modify the words next to them.

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FINAL ACTIVITY IN TECHNICAL REPORT WRITING

A.   What report category and format is appropriate for each of the following situation?

1. Your supervisor asks you to read a long technical report and tell him or her the important points.
   
   

2. You want to tell management about an idea you have for improving a procedure that you think will increase productivity.

3. You just completed a telephone conversation with a union representative detailing your rights in a disagreement you had with your supervisor.

4. You are asked to record the proceedings of a meeting of your school’s student organization.

5. As Engineering Department Office Manager, you have been asked to describe your highly regarded computer system for another department.
   
   

6. As a police officer, you are writing a report of an arrest.

7. At a mail - order catalog company, your boss asks you to investigate ways to reduce the time that customers are kept waiting for service representatives to take their telephone orders. He wants your report to examine the problem and offer solutions.
   
   
   
   

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Activity 2: Technical Report Writing

I. Questions for Discussion

1. How is the process of writing a formal report similar to that of writing an informal report?

2. Distinguish between primary and secondary data. Which data are more likely to be useful in a technical report?   

3. Should every long, formal report have graphic aids? Explain.

4. What is the first step in writing a formal report?

5. Do formal reports generally rely more heavily on primary or secondary data?

6. List the parts of a formal report and discuss each.
   
   
   
   

II. Organizing

As a research consultant with Padilla Estates Inc., you  have been asked to find sales and distribution site in Cavite area for Brillantes Electrical Components, 3450 Anonas Avenue, Santa Mesa, Manila. Brillantes seeks suitable office space, including a reception area (where three office employees could work), one private office, and a conference/display area. Brillantes also wants 3000 square feet of heated warehouse space. It should be equipped with a sprinkler system and have 18-foot ceilings. If sales are successful, Brillantes may need an additional 2000 square feet of warehouse space in the future. Brillantes needs access to Ninoy Aquino International Airport; moreover, it must be close to trucking terminals and main thoroughfares in an area zoned for light industry. It also seeks an impressive-looking building with a modern executive image. Brillantes wants to lease for at least two years with possible renewal. It needs to make a decision within three weeks. If no space is available, it will delay until next year.

You have been assigned the task of researching this assignment and then writing a report that includes a recommendation for Brillantes based on your findings.

1. Who is the audience for this report? Should you include extensive background data explaining why the report is being written? Explain.

2. Would you rely on primary or secondary research? How would you gather data for this report?

3. What constraints will limit your research?

4. What visual aids would enhance this report?

5. On a separate sheet write a statement of purpose that could become part of the introduction to your report. Include Brillantes’ requirements.

6. You have narrowed the choices to five locations near NAIA. On a separate sheet make a table  from the following rough notes. Include a title and subtitle, and appropriate columnar headings.
   
   
   
   

1. The site of 3348 Aguinaldo Highway has a 1800 square feet  of office space and 3500 square feet of warehouse space with an option for additional space.      
   Cost:  P100,000 per month with a 1-year minimum lease.
   
   
   
   

2. A space  in the Cavite Light Industrial Park offers only 1000 square feet of office space but it has 6000 square feet of warehouse space. Cost: P90,000 per month with a minimum of 3-year lease.
   
   
   
   

3. A warehouse at 2280 Carmona Exit has 3000 square feet of warehouse space with an option to expand. It rents for P87,000 per month  with 1200 square feet for offices. Minimum 1-year lease.
   
   
   
   

4. 30 Bicomong Center offers 1000 square feet of the office space and 3500 square feet of warehouse space but cannot guarantee additional warehouse in the future. Cost: P150,000 per month, with 2-year lease.
   
   
   
   

5. A building at Tagaytay Ridge will lease for only P75,000 per month. It has a total of 3800 square feet, of which 800 square feet is office space. The rest is warehousing, 2-year lease. Additional warehouse space is available.
   
   
   
   
   
   

7. Compose a lead-in sentence that introduces the preceding table in your report.

8. What strategy would you follow in organizing this report.

Connecting with E-mail: Reporting on your report.  Send an E-mail message to your instructor summarizing your report topic, outlining your work plan, and showing your work schedule. Be concise but specific.

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