Writing to Instruct

Writing to Instruct Summary

Writing to Instruct is where you would give someone instructions or bulletpoints on what they should do. They are many forms of Writing to Instruct the main one is a recipe book. A recipe book is a form of writing to instruct because it has a list on what you should do and it is clear and to the point.

Rules

As with all writing types there are rules. The rules that are below help you write to instruct. If you do not follow the rules the text may not make sense and then also not me writing to instruct. The rules are as followed.

1. Use of imperatives./
2. Short Scentences./
3. Lots of Detail./
4. Be specific - get your point across./
5. Start with the verb./
6. Step by Step./
7. Chronological order./
8. In specific time order.

Vocab:

Chrono - Time / Logical - Makes Sense / Logic - In specific order.

Examples

Below are 2 examples of writing to instruct by 2 diffent people.

How to make a cup of tea

1. Fill the kettle with water./
2. Boil the water./
3. Take the cup out of the cupboard./
4. Take a teabag and place in a cup.

by Hall Mead English Teacher.

How to make a Hot Chocolate

1. Fill the kettle with water./
2. Boil the water./
3. Get your favourite mug out./
4. Fill the mug with two teaspoons of Hot Chocolate Powder./
5. Pour the boiled water into the mug./
6. Then Stir.

by Nathan Mills.

A quick sum up

All you need to know to make a decent peice of writing to instruct someone is the rules above. Then there is no way you can go wrong. Try to make it in bullet points and short scentences but with lots of detail.

Other Writing Technique Rules

Below are some other kinds of writing techniques and their rules.

Writing to Report

1. The Time and Place should be established./
2. What happens should be in chronological order./
3. Descriptive language should be used to describe events./
4. List of events./
5. Witness' Observations should be given./
6. Should be in first persons point of view./
7. Use quotes./
8. Thoughts, Felling and Observations of opinions from the time of the event should be given.

You use writing to report in newspapers/televison programs (news)/book reports/business reports and science repots.

Vocab:

Chronological Order: 1st, 2nd then 3rd./
First Person: I, Me./

Writing Techniques

Below is a way of rememberng what you should use in 3 writing techniques.

A. lways give both sides of the argument./
R. ehtorical devices are always handy./
G. ood arguments have varied connectives./
U. nderstand what you are talking about./
E. vidence should be used./ - ARGUE

P. ersonal Pronouns./
E. motive language./
R. ehtorical questions./
S. logans if advertising./
U. se a list of three./
A. llitertion of if nececary./
D. on't insult the reader or listener - flatter them./
E. vidence/anecdotes./ - PERSUADE

A. lways use words like 'could' or 'should'./
D. on't use 'bossy' imperitives./
V. ary your scentences./
I. magine you are the expert./
S. uggestions./
E. mpathise with your reader./ - ADVISE

Below is a site which talks about other writing techniques.

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