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Procedure Text: Definition, Generic Structures,Steps/Method, Purpose, Characteristics of Procedure Text, and Examples
A. Definition
1. Textthat explain how something works or how to use instruction/operation manualse.g. how to use the video, the computer, the tape recorder, the photocopier,the fax.
2. Textthat instruct how to do a particular activity e.g. recipes, rules for games,science experiments, road safety rules.
3. Textthat deal with human behavior, e.g. how to live happily, how to succeed.
B. Generic Structure
1. Goal/Aim
This text contains about purpose of making or operatingof something.
Materials/Equipment
Materials consist of ingredients that are used in makingsomething. But not all parts of procedure text includes materials, sometimes aprocedure text does not have materials section.
2. Steps/Methods
Contains the steps or sequences that must be done so thatthe objectives outlined in the aim/goal to be achieved. Steps or sequences mustbe a sequence from the first to the last.
3. Purpose
The purpose of procedure text is to tell the reader howto do or make something. The information is presented in a logical sequence ofevents which is broken up into small sequenced steps. These texts are usuallywritten in the present tense. The most common example of a procedural text is arecipe.
C. Characteristics Procedure Text
1. Usingimperative sentence patters (Command), for example, Cut, Do not mix, and so on.
2. Usingactive verbs, such as turn, put, do, mix, etc.
3. Usingconnectives (Conjunction) to sort of activities, such as then, while, etc.
4. Usingadverbials (Adverbs) to express detail the time, place, manner accurate, forexample, for five minutes, 2 hours, etc.
5. Usingthe simple present tense.
D. Example of Procedure Text:
Goal/Aim :
How to Make a Pencil
Materials :
· An empty plastic bottle of mineral water
· A sharp cutter
· A piece of white or colorful paper
· Some points
· Some glue
· Steps :
1. Washthe plastic bottle. Make sure it is clean when you use it.
2. Cutthe bottle into two halves
Wrap the bottle with a piece of colored paper
If you use plain paper, use the point to make a drawingon it
Goal/Aim
How to Make Pempek Palembang
Ingredients
Main ingredients:
· 250 gr cod or any white meat fish
· 125 gr tapioca or com_our
· 2 tbsp light soya sauce
· Salt and pepper
· 1 tbsp oil (to prevent the dough sticky)
· For type Kapal selam, you need 3 hard-boiledeggs slice half
Soup Ingredients:
· 5 chilies
· 100 gr paim sugar
· 2 tbsp sugar
Method
Soup Method
· Boil all soup ingredients into sauce pan
· Sewing:
· Blend all the ingredients into food processoruntil the smooth like a daugh, you could put splash of water if you need it.
· Put enough fish cake into your hand and puthalf boiled egg in the middle and cover it with the dough and put into boiledwater until floating
· Drain all the water, deep fry it and add someof the soup.
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