English HW

Assignment 5: Bi-lingual Instruction Set

Write an Instruction Set on one of the following topics.

These instructions must be written in two languages; one is English and the other is of your choosing. You may use this website for translation

http://www.freetranslation.com/

or find a better one. You are the expert.

Your grade depends on how well you follow MY instructions to write YOUR instruction set.

· How to clean your house from top to bottom

· How to vote in your county; how to vote absentee; how to vote in person; how to vote from another country

· How to transfer titles on a car (1) when you have the title; and 2) when you have lost the title)

· How to get a divorce without an attorney

· How to photoshop a portrait (include an example of before and after)

· How to prepare for and engage in a job interview

· How to obtain a passport; how to get a replacement passport

Special

Instructions

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· Familiarize yourself with the components (in the textbook and online) of an instruction set and use them.

· Use the memo format. (You should already have the template set up with the appropriate margins). Be sure to follow the page heading numbering instructions if more than one page.

· The subject of the memo will be “How to…….”

· Write an introduction

· Include only three major tasks and indicate what each will be in the introduction (this is called an advance organizer).

· Create a heading for each major task. Introduce the steps that will follow. Never just create a heading, and follow it with bullets or numbers without introducing the bullets or numbered list (see the online technical writing guide for examples)

· Include only three steps underneath each task. Use imperative voice or action verbs.

· Include some suitable computer graphics or take pictures yourself, in the appropriate places in the instruction set. By suitable, I mean don’t just throw a graphic in there that has nothing to do with the topic. If you want to show the result of something, use the right graphic; if you want to show some before and after(s), use the right graphic, etc.

Instructions

For REVIEW

Introduction

What is this about? Write for your audience.

Description of Equipment (May or may not be needed)

Could be an exploded view of many parts (bicycle for example) and each part needs to be identified before you can go forward.

Theory of Operation (May or may not be needed)

How does it work? Conceptual understanding of how the entire operation is supposed to flow.

List of Materials/equipment

List of everything needed to accomplish the job

Can be divided into its own categories (ex. What is needed for a pie crust, pie filling, and meringue)

Directions

Steps (major and minor)

Use imperative voice; action verbs

Troubleshooting

What do you need to do or who do you need to call if you have problems?

Remember to use cautions along the way if necessary. Don’t wait until the end of the instructions to say “Oh by the way, don’t plug that in or you will get shocked.

Dr. E. Harris