Workshop 1 - Written Comms in 2022-23

• Communicatie
• HBO
• Studiejaar 1

Written Communication workshop 1

Preparation for workshop 3

Watch

1. Integrating sources (watch from 0.38 until 6:48) 

2. Editing & proofreading (watch from 0.38 until 5.40) 

Go to Moodle / Written Comms / Word doc:  Links to LessonUps

Write

1. Make a start & upload your current outline on Teams if you haven't (essay topic, title, suggestions for main ideas for body paragraphs). We will continue filling in the outline during workshop 3 and continue from there.

Let's go to the rubric term 1.1

The knowledge gained in Written Communications is applicable to all of your writing assignments.

You have to write professionally.

Learning Objective

Today's workshop should provide you the answer to the question "What is Written communication?" while also preparing you to create an effective writing outline to create a solid text structure. This will be assessed by the end of the workshop by means of a short quiz & practical writing activity.

Today

Organisation course

Introduction Written Communications

Components of writing 

Brainstorm writing topic

Start writing your outline 

Organisation workshops

Workshop 1	Week 2	Week of 12 Sept.
Workshop 2	Week 4	Week of 26 Sept.
Workshop 3	Week 5	Week of 3 Oct.
Deadline written product	Week 7	Fri. 28 Oct at 17.00 on Teams

Your task

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What do you think Written Communication is?

Written Communication involves expressing yourself clearly, using language with precision; constructing a logical argument; note taking, editing and summarising; and writing reports. Structure and layout can be relatively quickly learnt but learning how to write good quality content takes much longer.

Written Communication

Written Communication involves expressing yourself clearly, using language with precision; constructing a logical argument; note taking, editing and summarizing; and writing reports. Structure and layout can be relatively quickly learnt but learning how to write good quality content takes much longer.

Don't be satisfied with one draft.

Components of writing 

Write down 4 components of writing

Take 2 minutes

structure 

style

language

tone

Component of Written Communications

Student applies academic writing structure, style, language and tone correctly throughout, including but not limited to objective supported by credible sources cited in APA format.

Write on board.

Structure 

In writing, structure is the order in which ideas are presented. Additionally, it includes the way ideas are linked together. The kinds of paragraphs and way you write paragraphs are extremely important!

Style

In academic writing, style generally refers to the formality or informality of the text. This is sometimes referred to as register. You must be consistent in your writing style and use appropriate language for the intended audience. 

Language

This refers mainly to the mechanics of the writing (proper grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, etc) but also the correct use of vocabulary and English language norms.

Tone

This refers to the writer's voice/attitude: is the writer formal, casual, scared, happy, or mad? In creative writing, tone is much more varied than academic writing. Your tone should always be unbiased in academic writing. Arguing a point must be done in a professional manner with ideas supported by sources rather than personal opinions or feelings. Some assignments may call for a specific tone (an exception to the rule).

Example of written communication 1

Example of written communication 2

What things do you need to consider when writing copy or content for a website ? Discuss in pairs & write down your answers.

CONTENT IS KING

Audience

Style required by company

Space available to write your content

Wordcount needed

Formality / informality

Quotes?

Examples?

Written Communications Task

You will write a 500 word essay focusing on the latest social media trends & developments in the tourism industry. You can choose to write an explanatory or argumentative essay. We will mainly use class time to work on this but you may want to write/edit/proofread parts in advance in order to participate more effectively in each workshop. This task is used as a writing tool to strengthen your writing skills only; it is not required.

Refer them to the Amsterdam & Partners presentation they will get during their excursion day,  at the Hard Rock Hotel.

Do we need to take a 5 minute break?

YES

NO

Step 1: Brainstorm

Break up into groups of 3 or 4 students, discuss the difference between an explanatory and an argumentative essay. TAKE NOTES.  Next, discuss the most popular social media trends & developments related to (sustainable) tourism. Choose one student to write down the group's ideas on the whiteboard.

Time: 10 minutes

Persuasive / argumentative essays take a position on an issue and try to convince their readers to accept your arguments. In other words, the major difference between expository and argumentative essays is that argumentative essays try to convince, while expository essays do not.

Step 2: Begin outlining

Work together with a partner to begin working on filling in the outline uploaded in Moodle (download it first). Decide on a trend/development for each body paragraph and whether you will write an explanatory essay or an argumentative essay. Upload your updated outline with your name in the outline folder on Teams before our next lesson.  Type your NAME on the document title.

Time: 20 minutes

I feel confident in my understanding of written communication.

YES

NO

Kind of

I can write three body paragraphs with one main idea about 3 different trends by our next session

YES

NO

Hopefully!

Preparation for next lesson

Watch

1. Paragraphing video (skip first 34 seconds / watch until 3:50

2. Introductions + Conclusions video (skip first 34 seconds / watch until 3:55)

Write

Make a further start to your current outline:  essay topic, title, suggestions for main ideas for body paragraphs. We will continue filling in the outline during workshop 2 and continue from there.

Upload 

your updated outline with your name in the outline folder on Teams before our next lesson. Type your NAME on the document title.