1.Introductory- Letting the reader exactly what it is you are giving instuctions on and the equipment needed to follow the instructions completely.
2. Audience analysis- Explain who it is that you are wanting to reach or who you want to explain the instructions to.
3.Equipment and supplies- Explain the tools and supplies needed in order to complete the task you are explaining.
4. Graphics- More than any other form of writing, graphics are very important part in writing instructions. This gives the readers the ability to visualize what they are doing.
5.Headings- Use headings to draw attention to important sections of the instructions.
6.List- Gives step by step instructions following the heading.
7.Special notices- In instructions, you must alert readers to possibilities in which they may damage their equipment, waste supplies, cause the entire procedure to fail, injure themselves or others.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
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