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Procedure Text
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Procedure
Purpose
A
procedure is a factual piece of
writing that instructs the reader how to do something. Structure
The
three parts of a procedure are: ·
A statement of goal which may
be a title of an introductory paragraph ·
A list of materials needed
for doing the procedure which may be a list or a paragraph · A sequence of steps in the order they need to be done which may use numbers. It uses words such as now, next and after this. Each step usually begins with a command such as add, stir or push.
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Procedure Scaffold Statement of
goals/purpose
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. List of
materials
Step
1
..
. Step
2
.. .... Step
3
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... Step
4
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.. (Personal
statement/evaluation)
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Examples of a procedure Recipes, sets of instructions | |
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References: Greef, C. (1995). Summary of school text types in science [Draft]. Disadvantaged Schools Program Anderson, M. & Anderson, K. (1997). Text types in English 1. Macmillan: South Yarra. Anderson, M. & Anderson, K. (1997). Text types in English 2. Macmillan: South Yarra. Literacy Committee, St Andrews Cathedral School | |
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