1. 1 Instructions What are they?

2. 2 Types of instructions Instructions (spoken and written) are used for many things. How many types of written instructions can you think of? Recipe books Computer games Craft books Gardening guides Science experiments Sport games Safety rules

3. 3 Know Your Audience! What do they already know? What are their interests? What language/vocabulary is appropriate to use with them? How will get them interested in this (hook)?

4. 4 A question for the reader. Diagrams Finished product picture. How are instructions written? Starts with a GOAL. Includes a list of tools and equipment. Numbered steps - clear and short. Time Connectives (first, second...) Imperative verbs.

5. 5 Imperative instruction Don't smoke here Fix this with glue Don't run Take 300g of flour Bossy (imperative) verbs Sentence You should not smoke here You must fix this with glue You must not run You will need 300g of flour

6. 6 Imperative instruction You try Sentence You should not run here You must fix this with glue You must not walk on the grass You will need 100ml of water

7. 7 Evaluating Instructions Directions for a Teen to Clean Their Bedroom You will need: Industrial sized vacuum cleaner Several black trash bags Two laundry baskets Dusting rag Dust mask Extra large tin of furniture polish \ Find the carpet under the piles of books and clothes. You should place clothes in the laundry baskets and return the books to the shelves. Investigate under the bed. Remove any crumpled paper and place in a trash bag. If a hamster is found under the bed, return it to its cage. Make the bed, if you can find the duvet. Vacuum the carpet, taking care not to vacuum up any earrings, rubber bands or pins. Rub all surfaces with a rag and furniture polish; be sure to wear a dust mask. Sit back with a cameraphone to capture your parent’s astonished and pleased face.

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9. Writing Rap

10. Additional Information History of rap Elements of the rap genre My favorites – artists and samples (not explicit) – why? Reflect of the process of learning to write wrap – why I was interested in it, what I already knew, what I learned, challenges, solutions to problems that I faced… My end product Where to go to find out more – MLA cited sources 10

11.  Paper  Pen, pencil  A beat  Imagination  Your groove thing

12.  Is the subject something that has recently happened? (personal, news)  Something that happened in the past?  Will you talk about yourself?  Is it something that happened in a dream?

14.  Tells how you feel about your title  2-4 “bars” (lines) long  Tip: Brain dump rhyming words that have to do with title.

16.  8-16 bars long  Slowly introduce listener to your story/topic  Focus on end rhyme “they see me in the booth so they know they should scramble // I'm steppin' over competition so expect to be trampled “