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Science Writing vs. other Forms of Writing
- 1. SCIENCE WRITING: HOW DIFFERENT/SIMILAR IS IT FROM OTHER FORMS OF WRITING GROUP E DEVC 263-Communication of Scientific and Technical Information Ma. Theresa De Panes Ma. Elena Dellosa Peter Mark Duran Diody Fadullan Marjorie Manlulu Alnard Alejandro Pagulayan Julius Neil Piala Nheru Veraflor
- 2. Science writing like any other form of writing is said to be an art because it is an expression of human’s creative mind.
- 3. Science writing may come in two forms: (1) writing about science, and (2) writing in the context of science (Velasco, Sison, Moran, & Flor, 2005).
- 4. WRITING ABOUT SCIENCE WRITING IN THE CONTEXT OF SCIENCE SCIENCE WRITING POPULAR SCIENCE WRITINGSCIENTIFIC WRITING
- 5. leans more into “technical writing” which report factual information for an intended audience WRITING IN THE CONTEXT OF SCIENCE SCIENTIFIC WRITING (Velasco et al., 2007)
- 6. POPULAR SCIENCE WRITING WRITING ABOUT SCIENCE Pertains to various materials produced by journalists (e.g. science journalism) or science public information officers (CASW, nd)
- 7. SCIENCE WRITING: HOW SIMILAR OR DIFFERENT IS IT WITH OTHER FORMS OF WRITING • Science Writing • Business Writing • Journalistic Writing • Creative Writing
- 8. CREATIVE WRITING It may be divided into: 1) Fiction-products of the author’s imagination, and; 2) Nonfiction-writings that are based on real events or persons
- 9. BUSINESS WRITING It is mainly done in the workplace setting, such as business letters, proposals, and application packages.
- 10. JOURNALISM Journalism are written accounts of true events that is of interest to a large group of people. These are the stories you read about in the newspapers or hear over the television or radio.
- 11. COMPARING & CONTRASTING Science Writing with Other Forms of Writing • Audience • Purpose • Style • Language • Structure
- 12. Science Writing Business Writing Journalistic Writing Creative Writing GENRE AUDIENCE Scientists, Researchers, Scientific Community Decision makers, Policy makers, Fund sources General Public General Public
- 13. Science Writing Business Writing Journalistic Writing Creative Writing GENRE PURPOSE To inform To inform To persuade To inform To critique institutions To entertain
- 14. Science Writing Business Writing Journalistic Writing Creative Writing GENRE STYLE Concise, Citation styles according to discipline (APA, MLA, Chicago or Turabian, IEEE) Concise, Simple, Persuasive, Includes a Call to Action Concise AP Style (Associated Press) Can be lengthy, Highly descriptive, Emphasis on narrative craft
- 15. Science Writing Business Writing Journalistic Writing Creative Writing GENRE LANGUAGE Impersonal, Objective, Factual, Technical Terms/Jargon Personable language, You-centered language, Simple and understandable language Simple and understandable. Objective, Active voice preferred over passive voice Connotative language, Extended metaphors, Figures of speech
- 16. Science Writing Business Writing Journalistic Writing Creative Writing GENRE STRUCTURE Commonly employs IMRD format Employs a variety of Thought Organization models. Emphasis on developing strong Lead Commonly employs the inverted pyramid Three-act structure: Set-up ; Confrontation; Resolution
- 17. MOVE
- 18. from DISCOMFORT AND CONFUSION IN READING SCIENTIFIC TEXTS to RELATIVE EASE AND COMFORTABILITY BY ANTICIPATING STRUCTURE (IMRAD)
- 19. from UNDERSTANDING CONCEPTUAL DEFINITIONS to GAINING EXPERTISE IN ANY GENRE OF WRITING
- 20. from BEING PASSIVE READERS OF DIFFERENT GENRES OF WRITING to BEING ACTIVE AGENTS OF “EQUIVALENT ENLIGHTENMENT”
- 21. icons from: www. flaticon.com References: CASW. (2018, June 1). Who are Science Writers?. Retrieved October 19, 2018 from http://casw.org/casw/who- are-science-writers Journalism Education (2010, August 20). “Journalism Story Structure”. Retrieved October 6, 2018, from http://journalism-education.cubreporters.org/2010/08/journalism-storystructure.html?m=1 Oxford Royale Academy (2018, August 30). 7 Techniques from Creative Writing You Can Use to Improve Your Essays. Retrieved October 6, 2018, from https://www.oxfordroyale.co.uk/articles/techniques-creative- writing-improve-essays.html Patterson, Amanda (n.d.) 7 Characteristics of Effective Business Writing. retrieved October 6, 2018 from https://writerswrite.co.za/7-essential-characteristics-of-effective-businesswriting/PEOI. (n.d.). Journalistic Writing. Retrieved October 6, 2018, from http://www.peoi.org/Courses/Coursesen/mass/mass5.html Velasco, M. T. (n.d.). Module 8 - Writing for Different S&T Materials. In Communication of Scientific and Technical Information (p. 182)