Procedure text and example

CHAPTER I

PROCEDURE TEXT

Procedure text is a text that explains or helps us how to make or use something. Its social function is to describehow something is completely done through a sequence of series. Communicative purpose of this text is to describe how something is made through a sequence of actions or steps. There are three generic structures in procedure text. The first is goals or purposes. The second is materials or tools. The third and the last are steps or methods. To know the text that we read is procedure or not is so simple.

Example of procedure text :

1.      How to use Printer

a) Make sure that your printer is hooked up properly before using it

b) Turn the printer on, you will hear the ink moving around. Something might come up on the computer telling you that the printer is on and working properly.

c)  Open the page you want to print. 

d) When you are done setting up the page you can verify you have the right printer hooked up by clicking on "Printer" at the bottom. Once everything looks good click on "OK" and now your page should print out.

e) Open up a ".doc" file if that is where your page is that you need to print. 

f)  When you are ready to print go up to "File" and "Print Setup". 

g)  If your page is set up the way you like it you can just click on the printer icon on the tool bar or go to "File" then "Print."

h)  Using a printer a lot over time will start to wear down your ink supply.