Choose the best type of writing for each writing task.
Write a series of instructions for making a simple battery.
Explain how electricity is produced commercially.
Argue the case for and against increasing the number of nuclear power stations in Australia.
Describe and classify the main types of computer viruses.
Recount the main stages in the development of the Internet.
In the blended text below which types of writing have been involved?
New Zealand is one of the very few developed countries not using electricity from nuclear energy. Explain why this is the case, recounting the main events that led New Zealand to reject nuclear power and present an argument in favor of the use of nuclear power to generate electricity in New Zealand in the future.
"Batteries come in several different types. Provide a classification and description of each type and explain the differences among them."
The blended writing task includes description & classification and explanation.
"Explain the differences between analogue sound recording and digital sound recording and present an argument in favor of using one or the other in a particular recording context."
The blended writing task consists of two types of writing: explanation and recount
"Recount the main events in the development of integrated circuit technology and explain why its development led to the creation of microprocessors."
The blended writing task involves the three types of writing: recount, explanation and argument.
"Consider the advantages and disadvantages of analogue sound recording as compared to digital sound recording."
Which of the following writing type is expected in the writing task?
"Justify the belief that there are things that the human brain can do that a computer will never be able to do."
Which type of writing is expected for the writing task?
"Outline the main features and uses of embedded computers."
Which of the following writing types may not be involved in the blended writing task?
"Outline the main stages in the development of personal computers."
Which writing type might not be required in the blended writing task?
"Critically review some of the literature in which scientists have questioned the widely held belief that human actions are currently leading to global warming."
Which of the following might not be involved in the writing task?
"Explore the reasons why some scientists have argued that human actions are not currently leading to global warming."
Which of the writing type might be required in the blended writing task?
"Trace the development of digital recording."
Which of the following types of writing might be required in the blended writing task?