Depending on the nature of your task, you may wish to include some or all of the following contents.

 

What your introduction should include:

• An overview of the steps needed to complete the task
• Definitions of terms or concepts they need to know before they proceed
• Cautions or warnings that apply to the task as a whole
• A sense of how long the task will take
• Where they should perform the task  
• List of materials or ingredients needed.
• Diagrams, drawings, photographs, figures, or tables.
• Include captions for each illustration or figure.
• Label charts and diagrams clearly.
• Make sure to give a sense of scale and orientation.
• List of steps, in chronological order.

 

Additional Guidelines for Designing an Instruction Set

A different kind of Sangria based on this recipe:

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Sangria-Sangria/Detail.aspx

Ingredients
½ cup spiced rum
¼ cup lemon juice
1/3 cup frozen lemonade concentrate
1/3 cup orange juice
1 (750 milliliter) bottle of dry red wine
½ cup triple sec
1 lemon, sliced into rounds
1 orange, sliced into rounds
1 lime, sliced into rounds
¼ cup white sugar (optional)
8 maraschino cherries (not stems)
2 cups of Sprite
Serves 6 people.
Directions
Mix spiced rum, lemon juice, frozen lemonade concentrate, orange juice, red wine, and triple
sec in a large pitcher. You want to have a cloudy look to your mix.
Add the sliced fruit and maraschino cherries and stir well.
Refrigerate overnight for best flavor, if it's not possible, make it 4 to 5 hours and chill it before
the party.
You can use frozen fruit instead of ice since you do not want to dilute the mix.
Add Sprite just before serving.



 

• Make sure you use the imperative mood. ("Attach the red wire.")
• Phrase each step clearly and concisely.
• Provide "feedback" that informs the reader what will happen after they complete each step.
• Include warnings or cautions before readers will encounter problems.
  careful not to cut yourself
  
  
• Break long lists into sections with appropriate sub-headings.
• Make sure sub-headings and steps are phrased in parallel form.   
• Include troubleshooting tips.
• Provide a glossary of key terms and definitions.

 
 

Instructions are normally organized in a chronological order. Beyond that, here are some other guidelines:

 

 

What Your Design Should Include

• A clear hierarchy of headings and subheadings.
  
  (talk to Jeannet about this)
• Well-chosen fonts. For print documents, sans-serif fonts are usually best for headings; serif fonts are best for body text. (For online documents, the reverse is true.)
  Party or formal font due to that nature of my video.
  
• Numbered lists and bulleted lists, where appropriate.  Know the difference. Make sure bullets and numbering are consistently formatted. Do not number or bullet lists with fewer than two items.
  Bullet list for my items.
  
• An appropriate amount of white space--neither too much nor too little.
• Effective use of alignment. Centered alignment may make it harder for users to skim headings and sub-headings; left alignment or indentations can be more effective for this.
• Effective use of contrast. Too much contrast means that nothing stands out; too little makes it hard for users to find what they need. Consider emphasizing elements like headings, key words, and warnings.
• Consistently used design features. Decide which fonts, font sizes, and forms of emphasis you will use and apply them consistently.
• Length should be about 2 pages single-spaced.

 

  

  
 

 

Evaluation Criteria Instruction set

 

 

Excellent

Good

Needs Work

 

content

 

The instructions include all of the information needed to complete the task at hand.  Background information, warnings, and definitions are included where appropriate. The instructions are organized logically. Items within numbered lists are organized chronologically. Sub-sections are clearly marked with headings. 

 

 

 

 

 Format

The instructions include each of the format features. The overall design is clear and consistent. The instructions use fonts, white space, contrast, alignment, headings and sub-headings appropriately and consistently.

 

 

 

 

 organization

 

The instructions are organized logically. Items within numbered lists are organized chronologically. Sub-sections are clearly marked with headings.  

 

 

 

 

Style

 

The instructions effectively create a professional ethos. The tone is effective for the audience.  Instructions are written as active voice commands. Headings are numbered, and bulleted items are in parallel form (that is, they use similar grammatical structures for each item in a list and for the text of headings).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Audience adaptation

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Mechanics

 

The instructions are appropriate for the intended audience. They're written from a user-centered, rather than system-centered, perspective and in the imperative mood. They anticipate the user's questions, difficulties, and needs.

Spelling, grammar, and punctuation are correct.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Participation

 

Attendance, in-class writing assignments, planning worksheet, posted rough draft, and two peer reviews (30% grade).