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EXAMPLE OF ASSIGNMENT IS ATTACHED, PLEASE DO NOT COPY FROM THIS BUT CREATE A TECHNICAL WRITING ASSIGNMENT SIMILAR...THIS SHOULD BE DONE ON SOMETHING THAT ALREADY EXISTS.

WRTG 393 students,

The second writing assignment will be a technical description for a non-specialized audience. You will explain to a non-technical audience how something works.

You will choose an object or a process with which you are familiar. You will describe this object or process to an audience that has little or no background of the subject.

Keep in mind that you are not writing instructions on how to do something. You wrote instructions for writing assignment #1.If you describe a process, you cannot describe a process that involves direct human action.

For writing assignment #2, if you describe a process, you will describe an activity that takes place. You will describe how a phenomenon happens or how a mechanism works. For example, you could describe how the heart pumps blood in the human body. But you could not give instructions on how to take someone’s blood.

Your description will include pictures. The description will use visual detail in both words and images.

Examples include the following:

You are an auto mechanic. You could write a description of how spark plugs work to an audience of non-mechanics. You would not write a set of instructions on how to install spark plugs. You would describe how spark plugs work.

You work in technical support at a computer store. You could write a description of how a graphics card works to an audience that is not familiar with computers. You would not write a set of instructions on how to install a graphics card.You would describe how graphics cards work.

You are a member of a gaming community. You will describe how the game operates to an audience of non-gamers. You would not write a set of instructions on how to play the game.You would describe how the game works.

You are in a branch of the military.You could write a description of how a function of your unit operates to a non-military audience.You would not write a set of instructions on how to do something in the military unit.You would describe how a function or process in the military unit operates.

You might describe a piece of equipment that you included in your set of instructions for writing assignment #1.For example, assume that you wrote a set of instructions for writing assignment #1 on how to change oil in a car.In that set of instructions, perhaps you listed a hydraulic jack as a piece of equipment.For writing assignment #2, you could write a description of how a hydraulic jack works in lifting up a car. You would not write a set of instructions on how to jack up a car.You would describe how the jack works.

Overall, chapter 20 from Markel, “Writing Descriptions,” should be read thoroughly as you begin this assignment.Different types of descriptions call for different strategies.The chapter

from Markel is an excellent resource in guiding your approach.The chapter is available in eReserves in our class.On page 549, Markel provides an excellent distinction between writing instructions and describing a process.Please become familiar with that section of Markel’s chapter as you consider your topic for this assignment.

Your description should answer the following questions:

 What is the object or process? How is it defined?  What does the object or process do?  What does the object or process look like? What is the object made of? (if you are describing an object and not a process)  How does the object or process work?  Why should the reader be interested in your object or process?

In addition, the document should be single-spaced.

Strategies to Consider for this Assignment:

Your description should follow one of these styles of organization

o Spatial – This style might be used when you want readers to describe an object or process according to its physical layout.For example, in describing a flatscreen television set, you might start at the top and work your way to the bottom. o Functions in order of importance – This style would be used if you want to highlight the most important functions first, the next most important functions second, etc.For example, in describing a flatscreen television set, you might start with the pixels, which make up the picture, and then proceed to describe other functions. o Chronological – This style would be used if you want to describe the object or process according to time.For example, in describing a flatscreen television set, you might start with what happens first (the user turns the television on), what happens second (the pixels respond), what happens third, etc.

Helpful Resources

 “Writing Descriptions,” chapter from M. Markel in eReserves David McMurrey’s Technical Description: What does it look like?  Scribd description of a computer mouse

Length:

500-800 words.The document should be single-spaced.

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TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION OF A LAWN MOWER Technical Description of a Lawn Mower student University of Maryland University College 1 TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION OF A LAWN MOWER 2 Technical Description of a Lawn Mower The 22” Toro Recycler Lawn Mower is a motorized device on wheels with a combustion engine that both propels the device forward and rotates a spinning blade beneath the device to cut pieces of grass to a certain height. The mechanism is a walk-behind, rather than ride-on, lawn cutting device. It consists of a four-wheeled chassis that holds a 6.5 horsepower motor equipped with a handle that allows the user to start, stop, and control the device while walking behind it. The four wheels can be adjusted in order to cut the lawn at different heights. Figure 1. Parts of a lawnmower. Adapted from Toro. (2002). Operator’s manual: 22” Recycler lawnmower. Retrieved from https://www.toro.com/en/parts/partdetails/?id=25558 The following are descriptions of each of the lawnmower’s parts as shown in Figure 1: 1. The height levers (one on each wheel) can be used to adjust the height at which the mower cuts. These are black metal levers with rubber tips that can be gripped and moved. Pushing the lever in toward the motor (away from the wheel) will disengage it from the locking mechanism and allow the handle to be turned clockwise to raise or counterclockwise to lower the chassis and blade. 2. The oil tank is a reservoir inside the device that holds machine oil that lubricates the engine while it runs. A dipstick for checking the oil level is built into the cap. 3. The pull cord is a thin metal cable that runs up the right side of the handle, ending in a T-shaped grip bar. It is used to start the engine by yanking hard in an upward motion holding the grip bar until the engine starts. 4. The control bar is a metal rod that sits 2” away from and runs across the top of the handle. It allows the starting and stopping of the device. Engaging the bar by pulling TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION OF A LAWN MOWER 3 it down to touch the handle allows the device to be started. Disengaging the bar by letting go of it to pop back up away from the handle will stop the device. 5. The self-propel bar is a metal rod that sits 1” away from and runs across the underside of the handle. It allows the device to engage the front wheels to drive the device forward. Engaging the bar by pulling it up to the handle will make the machine move forward. Disengaging the bar by letting it pop back down away from the handle will stop the forward motion. 6. The fuel tank is a reservoir that holds gasoline to power the motor. The fuel tank has a cap that unscrews to allow gasoline to be added to the fuel tank. After the fuel is added, the cap must be replaced tightly to avoid evaporation of the gasoline. 7. The air filter is a paper fiber cylinder with a plastic shell that purifies the air being taken in by the device’s motor. It can be replaced when it becomes dirty by unscrewing the air filter and removing it then replacing it with one of the same kind. 8. The primer button is a flexible rubber bulb that when pushed will inject gasoline into the fuel line to facilitate the starting of the motor when the pull cord is used. 9. The spark plug is a small but powerful device that emits an electric spark to begin the fuel burning in the combustion engine (Scraba, n.d.). 10. The grass bag is made of a synthetic woven mesh attached to a metal frame. It fits tightly into the back of the device once the rear door is propped open. When attached, the bag collects the grass clippings as they are produced by the device. Periodically during use of the device, the grass bag will fill up with grass clippings and need to be emptied. 11. The side discharge chute is a plastic collar that fits over the hole on the right side of the device. When attached, it forces the grass clippings to be blown out the side of the device back onto the lawn for composting and recycling. Once the lawn mower is started, engaging the self-propel bar will cause the lawnmower to move forward by the motorized rotation of the front wheels (the back wheels are not driven by the motor). Holding onto the handle while the lawnmower moves forward will direct its path. As the machine moves across the grass, the cutting blade rotates parallel to the ground and trims the grass underneath it. The force and current generated by the blade rotation force the cut grass into the grass bag or out the side discharge chute, whichever is attached. Engaging the self-propel bar can be done intermittently while the lawnmower is running over varied terrain without affecting operation. When the mower is used going downhill on a slope, the self-propel bar is not needed. The weight of the machine will cause it to roll downhill with a simple push. If the grass bag is used, it will eventually fill up, depending on the amount and length of grass being cut. The bag must be emptied once it is full in order to not impede the turning of the cutting blade. Releasing the control bar will stop the motor and blade. The grass bag can then be disengaged from the chassis by pulling up on the bag’s handle and lifting it away from the lawnmower to empty. TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION OF A LAWN MOWER 4 References Scraba, W. (n.d.). How do spark plugs work? Retrieved from https://mobiloil.com/en/article/carmaintenance/car-maintenance-archive/how-do-spark-plugs-work Toro. (2002). Operator’s manual: 22” Recycler lawnmower. Retrieved from https://www.toro.com/en/parts/partdetails/?id=25558
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