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Tkitexplanproced
Tkitexplanproced
Example
1 Goal (Heading)
< Sub-heading 2 Materials (List): Items can be listed using bullets: 1 egg fork
Method
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Pour the milk into the pitcher. Carefully break the egg into the milk. Peel the banana and mash it with a fork in the bowl. Add the banana to the milk. Add the ice cream. Beat the mixture with the fork until it is smooth. Pour the mixture into the glass. Clean up the mess. Drink your banana shake.
< Sub-heading 3 Method (Instructions): Each instruction starts on a new line and is numbered: 4 Add the banana . . . 5 Add the ice cream. Words can be used instead of numbers: First . . . Next . . . Finally . . . Commands: Pour / Beat / Drink (Most sentences start with a verb.) Exact instructions: Carefully break . . . Beat . . . with the fork
Procedure (Instructions)
Assessment
Date
Checklist Starts with a goal or purpose (as a heading or a statement) Lists materials needed to complete the task Arranges the method as a series of steps (which can be numbered), expressed as commands
Exact instructions (uses adverbs such as carefully) Could a reader complete the task by following the instructions? Check Spelling, Vocabulary Punctuation ( . , ? ! ) Capitals Are sentences in the best order? Is anything important left out? Other comments
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Explanation
Example
Features of an Explanation < Heading 1 Statement / question to be explained 2 Explanation: arranged in a sequence of steps Time connectives: First / Then / Finally After it is baked . . .
Passive voice and timeless present tense: are grown / is sent Generalized participants (general nouns): bread / grains / dough Some loaves Exact details: 350F (180C) 45 minutes
Explanation
Assessment
Date
Checklist Starts with a statement or question that needs to be explained Arranges explanation in a sequence of steps Uses time connectives: First / Then / Finally and passive voice, timeless present: are grown / is sent Uses generalized participants (talks about dogs rather than my dog) Uses exact, technical language
Check Spelling, Vocabulary Punctuation ( . , ? ! ) Capitals Are sentences in the best order? Cut or connect some sentences? Other comments
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