Literary Writing

Its primary purpose it to entertain or

amuse readers.
To broaden a persons outlook, suggest
the writers message, and impart a
lesson.
Focuses on mans experiences and life.
Uses figurative and imaginary
vocabulary.
Uses first and third person point of view.

Classification

Its aim is to convey the writers directly,

to givr directions, and to serve as basis
for decision making.
Uses formal and serious terminologies.
Its subject relates to business, industry,
science and technology.
Uses the third person point of view.
Its tone is objective impersonal and
unbiased.

Definition

It helps in distinguishing a certain

concept from others in the same class.

Description

It deals with images raher than ideas.

Exposition

It main goal is to analyze facts and

details.

Narration

It always deal with numerous units.

Interpretation

Technical Writing

It is the oldest form of discourse.

Should arrange the ideas in
chronological order.

It is the art of establishing a meaningful

pattern of relationship among a group of
facts.

It aim to present quantitative, causeand-effect, and other relationships

among the component parts of a unified
whole.
It is composed of geometric figures
linked by plain or arrowhead lines.

Illustration

This is a tool of presenting data visually

that the relationship[s among these
data can be easily analyzed.

Partition

It breaks up an element into its

components.

Line graph

Persuasion

Its goal to convince the reader that he

should accept the writers conclusions
about the topic.

Table

Flowchart

Chart

It shows the steps in a production

process.

Circle Chart / Pie

It includes subdivisions within
categories.
It consists of rows and columns.

Graph

Its main goal is to depict change over a

period of time.

It is used to display statistical trends,

changes, and comparisons.
It is a convenientmethod of presenting
a large body of accurate quantitative
data in an easily understood term.

It is widely used to illustrate the

percentage distribution of money.
This is usually read from top to bottom
or left to right.

Organizational Chart

This represents a series of authority

within agencies, organizations, and
other collective bodies.
It is very helpful in risk analysis, needs
assessment, and resource allocation.

Diagram

This can be produced by lines made on

a surface with a pencil, pen, etc.
This graphic aid can modify unwanted
details and can easily emphasize the
relevant ones.

This is considered to be a simplified

drawing.

Drawing

Its main virtue is accuracy.

Photograph

It is considered to be the exact

presentation of a certain object.
This can be produced through a film in a
camera.
Its main goal is to produce a clear
realistic representation of figures.