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Instructions Prompt Objectives Create clear, persuasive documents for a specific audience; understand and apply genre conventions; use visuals effectively and strategically; practice making documentation accessible; understand the differences between procedures, tasks, phases, and steps

Prompt You will write the instructions that will appear in your manual for this project. If your manual will contain more than 1 set of instructions, you can choose 1 set to write for this project. The instructions will contain:

• an equipment list • general warnings/cautions (as needed) • numbered steps

• Note: Begin each step with an action verb • Note: Include step-specific cautions or warnings as needed

• images or videos, as needed • image descriptions or video captions to make the instructions

more accessible

You will also write a reflective memo addressed to me that discusses the following questions:

 How did you take your audience’s knowledge and needs into account as you wrote the instructions?

 How did you organize your instructions? Why?  How did you decide whether to include cautions/warnings or not?

Why did you decide to put the cautions/warnings where you did?  How did you decide which visuals to include in your instructions?  What challenges or opportunities did you encounter when creating

image descriptions or video captions?

Requirements  The instructions and memo together should total 700-1,000 words.  Use lists, bullet points, headings, and other formatting to make

your instructions easy to navigate.  Single-space the document and use blank lines to separate

paragraphs.  Cite any outside information or images using a citation style you

are familiar with.

Commenting Standards This project is worth 15 points. Successful instructions will

 be accurate, clear, and concise  demonstrate an understanding of the audience’s existing

knowledge and needs  use organizational strategies to enhance the readers’

understanding  be ethical by including necessary cautions and/or warnings  use strategies to increase document accessibility  include a thoughtful and thorough reflective memo

Important Dates May 7: Post a draft of your instructions to the Canvas discussion

board by 11:59 PM. May 17: Submit the revised project to Canvas by 11:59 PM.