8 Assignments- Technical Writing

1. What four questions should you ask about definitions?  Your response should be at least 75 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

2. What are the three types of definitions listed in the textbook? Provide an example of how they are used in technical writing.  Your response should be at least 75 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

3. What three features accompany opinions included in objective descriptions?  Your response should be at least 75 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

4. What three components make up formal definitions?  Your response should be at least 75 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

5. List the guidelines for writing descriptions. Describe their importance, and provide an example.  Your response should be at least 75 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

6. List the guidelines for writing definitions. Describe their importance.  Your response should be at least 75 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

7. What are the five choices for locating a definition?  Your response should be at least 75 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

8. What are the seven ways to expand a definition? Why are these important to technical writing?  Your response should be at least 75 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

9. Not everyone is familiar with the trend of online education. Imagine that you have been asked to write an expanded definition of online learning for a local newspaper. Using the ABC Format, write an expanded definition for that technical term for a general audience. Consult Figure 5-2 in your textbook for further details.  Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

10. American Made Automobiles is offering a contest to design the car of the future. Submit a description of your dream car for a chance to join the design team. Use the Guidelines for Writing Descriptions in your textbook, and create an extended description.  Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.

11. Choose a technical term from your work, a hobby, or some other area of your expertise. For example, if you were a poet you might choose the term sonnet or villanelle. Using the ABC Format, write an expanded definition of that technical term for a general audience. Consult Figure 5-2 in your textbook for further details.  Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are required to use at least your textbook as source material for your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations.