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Instruction Writing Exercises (East Bay Chapter, CA STC) This site provides examples of instructions prepared in response to writing exercises; there are both plain and annotated versions of the examples.
Instructions for Authors (Forensic Science Communications) This site exemplifies the instructions prepared for authors submitting documents for publication consideration.
Keys to Writing Instructions: Pace, Audience Perspectives, Parallelism, and Telegraphic Style. This is a set of instructions about preparing a set of instructions.
Assembling Your Coffee Cup Stirling Engine Kit Here is an example of a set of instructions for something with which you may not be familiar.
Online Technical Writing: Instructions This on-line textbook provides a fairly detailed discussion of instruction writing. It includes a set of sample instructions in 3 formats.
Reader-Centered Digital Movies Giving Instructions about Chocolate Callebaut Chocolates uses digital movies to tell bakers and cooks how to use their projects. Because the company sells its products internationally, visitors to the site can choose among several options for the language of the narration. NOTE: You will need to register to view the movies. In the space for your company, enter the name of your school.
Links to Additional Resources Related to this Chapter
Writing a Set of Instructions (ATEEC) This page provides a discussion of the basic steps to writing instructions.
"Revising Sets of Instructions with Focus Groups." (Rien Elling). Journal of Business and Technical Communication 11.4 (1997): 451-68. This print article explores the role of focus groups in revising instruction manuals.
Planning Guide: Instructions (Power Tools for Technical Communication) This interactive planning guide directs writers through a series of steps to address issues relevant to writing a set of instructions. Students can then e-mail the instructions to both their instructor and themselves.