10-second review: Writing instructions. Sample assignments: instructions for elementary school teachers on how to bring their classes to the South Carolina Aquarium for a field trip; instructions for a director at Miramax on how to cast extras for a large scene; instructions for a new employee in a Starbucks located in a Barnes and Noble book store on how to troubleshoot a malfunctioning Utopia coffee brewer; a description for JIB (kayak manufacturer) safety inspector on innovations found in the company’s kayaks; a description for Love-Them-Mousies sales representatives of a young child’s oversized computer mouse; a definition of animation for newly hired tour guides at Disney World; a definition of aspirin which Pfizer representatives can present when they are invited to speak to a class of seven-year-olds.”
Source: B Devet. Teaching English in Two-Year Colleges. (May 2005), 411-412. A publication of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE).
Comment: Probably some work needs to be done first by students in analyzing effective instructions. That in itself should be fun—and a challenge. RayS.
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