Planning & Organizing Strategies

Question 1

Reasons for procrastination

Answer 1

hard work

dislike writing

uncertain about where to start

perfectionism

dislike criticism

Question 2

how to deal with procrastination

Answer 2

Overcome a dislike of writing by focusing on positive goals for the piece of writing.

Reduce the uncertainty of getting started by asking questions about the topic and audience.

Replace a desire for perfection with a quest for excellence.

Deemphasize potential criticism by viewing your drafts as provisional.

Question 3

Differences of procrastination and incubation

Answer 3

Procrastination is the avoidance of a disliked task.

Incubation is the generation of ideas & plans to complete a task.

Question 4

What are some rhetorical issues about technical writing

Answer 4

Considering audience, purpose, and tone

Using standard forms when required

Determining an appropriate perspective

Question 5

some organizational strategies

Answer 5

Creating outlines

Using organizational patterns

Writing introductory paragraphs

Creating graphics

Question 6

What are the patterns of organization

Answer 6

Chronological

Spatial

Comparison/contrast

Order of importance

Problem solving

General to specific

Place the obvious before the remarkable

Place the presentation before the refutation

Place the explanation before the complication

Place the solvable before the unsolvable

Place the agreement before the disagreement

Place the likely before the speculative

Place the rules before the exceptions