I found my students struggled with technical and procedural writing. Many years ago, I adapted an activity my elementary school teacher had us complete: write a procedure for an alien on how to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich ! Hilarity ensued as my teacher acted as if she had never done it before. It was engaging and powerful. Photo by lilartsy on Unsplash When I had my students try this, they had to explain how to sharpen a pencil . They were frustrated when I started acting out their procedures, but the point was made: procedures need to be detailed so someone else can carry them out.
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