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WRTG393_WA1_Instructions_Website.docxWriting Assignment #1
Set of Instructions for a Website
Summary of the Assignment:
· Task: In this assignment, you will write a set of instructions that explain how accomplish a task on a website.
· Length: There is no minimum or maximum word count. However, your instructions must have 6 or more steps. More information on the number of steps is provided below.
· Graphics: You must include at least one graphic for each step.
· at least 6 graphics should be integrated into your set of instructions
· all graphics should be screen captures of the website you are demonstrating
· all graphics should be labeled
Brief Description and Strategies to Follow:
Please keep in mind the following principles when writing this assignment:
· You must provide instructions on how to accomplish a task on a website.
Some examples of topics are the following. (Keep in mind that you may select your own topic. These are just examples to help you consider various topics.)
· how to check your balance in your checking account online
· how to perform a function in your class in LEO
· how to find and borrow a book on your local public library’s website
· how to pay a fee on the website for the Motor Vehicle Association in Maryland (or the equivalent for your state)
· how to change your credit card information on Amazon’s website
· how to register for a class at UMUC
· You must have at least 6 steps.
· Each step is to be numbered and is to begin with an imperative verb, as the resources in the class indicate.
· Every step will include a picture or graphic to help the reader follow the instructions.
Sections to Include in Your Set of Instructions:
The set of instructions will include the following sections:
· Title Page
· Overview or Introduction with background information about why a user would want to accomplish the task you are describing.
· Instructions
· number all of the main steps, as the resources for the class indicate
· provide a graphic for steps of the instructions that need a graphic
· all graphics will be screen captures of the website.
· all graphics should be labeled
Helpful Guides and Resources:
· Chapter 10 from Tebeaux and Dragga should be read thoroughly as you begin this assignment.
· The Tech Writing Handbook by Dozuki, which is one of the resources listed in our class, has an appendix that provides tips in writing instructions and incorporating graphics into instructions.
· The Mayfield Handbook, which is also one of the resources listed in our class, features excellent tips on writing instructions.
· Section 2.8.3 of the handbook, Instructions and Procedures, will be particularly helpful.
· Some sample sets of instructions written by previous students in WRTG 393 are provided in our class in LEO.
Due Date:
Your instructor will notify you of the due date. You will write a first draft, your instructor will comment on the first draft, and you will submit a second draft using the comments as your guide.
