Procedure text (writing skill)

We often heard about Procedure Text, as we know Procedure Text is the material that given to the students start from senior high school. Then, what is Procedure Text ?

Procedure Text is a text that show a process in order, its social function is to describe how something is completely done through a sequence of series.

Generic Structure of Procedure Text

1. Goal : showing the purpose
2. Material : Telling the needed materials
3. Step 1 until end : Describing the steps to achieve the purpose

Language Feature of Procedure

1. Using temporal conjunction (example : after, before, while, until, etc)
2. Using action verb
3. Using imperative sentence
4. Using simple present tense

This is the example of Procedure Text.

HOW TO MAKE A KITE

Prepare the following materials :

• butcher cord
• scotch tape or glue
• 1 sheet of strong paper
• 2 straight wooden sticks of bamboo
• markers, paint or crayons

The steps :

1. make a cross with two sticks, with the shorter stick places horizontally across the longer stick.
2. tie the two sticks together with the string in such a way as to make sure that they are at right angles to each other.
3. cut a notch at each end of the sticks. Make it deep enough for the type of string you are using to fit in to. Cut a piece of string long enough to stretch all around the kite frame.
4. lay the sail material flat and place the stick frame face down on top. Cut around it, leaving about 2-3 cm for a margin. Fold these edges over and glue it down so that the material is tight.
5. make a tail by tying a small ribbon roughly every 10 cm along the length of string.
6. decorate your kite with the markers.

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