Descriptive and Prescriptive Reports Assessments

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Assignment #1

Write a Procedure Explanation (2nd Person Instructional Report).

This a Process Explanation (3rd Person Instructional Report). Rewrite the Report as a Procedure Explanation (2nd Person Instructional Report).

Review the instructions on Procedure Explanation (2rd Person Instructional Report). Be sure to categorize steps into 3 or 4 for major headings. Follow each major heading with related steps, sub steps, markers, and visuals.  Remember to box off information that is not a step.

Submitted assignments that address other files, websites, or sets of instructions will not be accepted.

Grading Rationale:

Assignment #1

 

Categorizing steps into Major Headings 20 out of 100
Beginning steps with the understood you, for 2nd person instructional. 20 out of 100
Identifying steps and sub steps, using numbers, letters, bullets, or closed parentheses numbers, as appropriate. 10 out of 100
Identifying added information or Notes. 10 out of 100
Use of white space. 10 out of 100
Use of visuals. 10 out of 100
Only presenting one piece of instruction per step/sub step. 10 out of 100
Language, punctuation, and sentence structure. 10 out of 100

 

Assignment #2

Revise Process Explanations (3rd Person Instructional Reports):

The following linked articles are Process Explanations (3rd Person Instructional Reports) written in academic formats:

First, review the instructions on Process Explanation (3rd Person Instructional Report).

Second, choose one of the files and rewrite its Process Explanation, in a Technical format, using headings, sub-heading, markers, and visuals.

Be sure you know the difference between a Procedure explanation and a Process explanation. Make sure you have a Process Explanation (3rd. Person — Instructional Report).

Grading Rationale:

Assignment #2

 

Use of headings 20 out of 100
Use of sub headings 20 out of 100
Use of markers 15 out of 100
Use white space 15 out of 100
Use of visuals 20 out of 100
Language, punctuation, and sentence structure. 10 out of 100