1. Analyzing Procedural Texts

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PROCEDURAL TEXT
Have you ever rushed through a set of instructions or not read them carefully?
Let’s watch this video showing the impact of rushing through instructions.
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3. WHAT IS A PROCEDURAL TEXT?
What is the definition of a procedural text.
What are two examples of a procedural text.
YOU HAVE 5 MINUTES!!!!!

4. Procedural Texts Easy-to-Follow Difficult
Clear/Step by Step Instructions
Straightforward
Everyday vocabulary
Difficult
Doesn’t include enough information
Technical jargon
Hard to understand
Manuals & Warranties

5. Easy-to-Follow Procedural Texts
How To Create an Account in Pandora
In order to register, please go to and click on Register.
Enter the required registration information (be sure to enter your Birth Year and not your entire Birth Date).
Check the box to agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy policy.
Click the Register button.

6. Easy-to-Follow Procedural Texts
Simple Chili Recipe Ingredients
1 pound extra lean ground beef
½ cup chopped onion
1 tablespoon garlic clove , finely chopped
1 (14½ ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 tablespoon chili powder
¾ teaspoon ground cumin
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
1 (15–16 ounce) can kidney beans, rinsed and drained or 1 (15–16 ounce) 
can pinto beans, if desired
Directions
Cook beef, onion, and garlic in a three-quart saucepan until beef is brown.
Stir in remaining ingredients except beans.
Heat to boiling, and then reduce heat to low.
Cover and simmer 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
Stir in beans.
Simmer uncovered about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until 
desired thickness.

7. What makes these procedural texts easy to understand? Discuss!!!

8. Difficult Procedural Texts
“Converting Video Instructions”
Read over these instructions
Identify what is difficult to understand about these instructions.
Explain in three complete sentences why the instructions were difficult to understand.
YOU HAVE 3 MINUTES!!!!!

9. What makes this procedural text difficult to understand. Discuss
What makes this procedural text difficult to understand? Discuss!!! Jargon? Structure? Topic?

10. Difficult Procedural Texts
What is a warranty?
Have you ever seen a warranty before? Where?
Discuss!!!!

11. Warranties Warranties should be mentioned when purchasing an item.
Definition of WARRANTY:
Written guarantees of the integrity of a product.
Outlines the maker’s responsibility for the repair or replacement of defective parts.
Sometimes cost extra but provide insurance in case a product is defective.

12. Warranties Group Practice
Limited Warranty for XY Products: Read Carefully
XY guarantees that the XY Hardware Products that you have gotten from XY are free from defects in materials or workmanship under normal use during the Limited Warranty Period. The Limited Warranty Period starts on the date of purchase from XY. Your dated sales or delivery receipt, showing the date that you purchased the product, is your proof of the purchase date. You may be required to provide proof of purchase as a condition of getting warranty service. You are entitled to hardware warranty service according to the terms and conditions of this document if a repair to your XY Hardware Product is required within the Limited Warranty Period.

13. Warranties Group Practice
After reading part of the warranty, answer the following questions:
1.) Was the warranty clear or unclear? Explain your answer.
2.) What does the manufacturer guarantee for consumer? How do you know?
3.) Given the purpose of a warranty, why would a manufacturer purposely make their warranty difficult to understand?
DISCUSS!!!!

14. Video Game Installation Instructions
Read and analyze the instructions for installing a video game console and complete the following:
Annotate the instructions
Answer the questions on the hand out with a partner.

15. Let’s Clarify!!!
Together, let’s revise the SECOND PARAGRAPH of the warranty for clarity to:
Make guarantees more clear
Make the purpose more accessible for the reader

16. Partner Practice
With a partner, revise the THIRD PARAGRAPH of the warranty for clarity to:
Make guarantees more clear
Make the purpose more accessible for the reader
DISCUSS!!!!

17. Independent Practice
Independently, revise the FOURTH PARAGRAPH of the warranty for clarity to:
Make guarantees more clear
Make the purpose more accessible for the reader
Write TWO or THREE sentences explaining the purpose of the changes you made.
YOU HAVE 5 MINUTES!!!!