Monday – revise and present set of instructions.
Tuesday – Break out session with Mr. Jim. Please bring paper and
pencil
Wednesday – Online
Class Activity
Search the Internet for a
set of instructions and classify them as technical, semi-technical, or
nontechnical. Use Master Sheet 11 for specific definition and examples.
In the comments below: Explain
your classification, pointing to specific words and phrases that helped you
make your decision. Provide the url for the Web page so that your classmates can
access the instructions.
Thursday --Once all class
members have posted their instructions, vote on which is most technical and
which is least technical. Handout –
Dangerous Audience
Friday – Notes on
audience and profiling
http://www.wikihow.com/Import-VSTs-Into-FL-Studio This is how to install a synthesizer into the music producing program, Fruity Loops Studio. This is very technical because of the information you have to previously know in order to complete this task. You need to know what a VST is, which is Virtual Studio Technology, a software that synthesizes audio and has various effects. Fruity Loops Studio is the program you need to install the VST into. These are why i classified these instructions as highly technical.
ReplyDeleteI looked up instructions on how to fly a kite, in 12 steps
ReplyDeleteAfter reading the instructions I believe that these instructions are for laypersons, or amateurs. The reader must know what a kite is but aside from that, the rest is explained quite simply
Here's the page URL: http://www.wikihow.com/Fly-a-Kite
-Nathan Wolske
The instructions I found on "How to tie a tie" ended up being semi-technical. The reasons being that it provided an enumerated list and several words and phrases that lead to technicality. For example, in Step 1, it gave abbreviations for different ends of the tie "N" and "W". Making the instructions easier to read and understand. Also, the instructions included diagrams and detailed pictures for each step of the process. However, the set of instructions included so unnecessary words that added too much "fluff". Like "your" and possessive pronouns. which could be omitted or substituted for more technical words. http://www.tie-a-tie.net/fourinhand.html
ReplyDeleteI found an 8 step list of instructions on how to make tea. It is nontechnical because it uses very simple words and is very easy to follow. The instructions used pictures to help demonstrate the tasks and used simple directions. It also includes different boiling temperatures for different kinds of tea.
ReplyDeleteSage Briggs
http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Tea