Procedural Writing 3.0

The common assessment is tomorrow. Below is the review we did today. On the assessment you will be asked to read a procedural composition and assess it's effectiveness. You will also have to rearrange a procedure that has the steps out of order. Finally you will be asked to write a procedure based on a given topic - you will have some freedom to choose your specific procedure, but it will be within a given field (ex. Write the steps to cooking your favourite meal).

Look over the blog posts, read and assess the examples created in class, and visit wikihow.com in order to prepare for the assessment. To practice your writing, choose a procedure to write and use each of the following 7 points in your writing.

Get a good sleep and eat some brain food in the morning! That's a balanced breakfast that has some fruit, protein (milk, pb, egg, yogurt), and some carbs (toast, healthy cereal, bagel, oatmeal).

Here's the review:

1 - Transition words. ex. first, then, secondly, next, lastly

2- Sentences should be clear and concise. Be specific.

3- Titles and topic sentences.

4- Group steps together if they are connected. Ex. Kicking a soccer ball. Step 1: Set up. Put the ball down on the grass and step back three to four feet away from it.

5- Short, simple title. Capitalize the first letter of every word.

6- Use basic, clear illustrations.

7- Introductory sentences. Write a couple of sentences explaining why someone might want to do this thing better, how it will help them.