MbShea@PWP@English@UMCP

Planning the directions assignment. We divide the material into three sections:  front matter, the heart of the directions (numbered, ordered commands, with bolded verbs), and back matter. We also build ethos with acknowledgement.

Directions, like the resume, rely on "document design."  The way we arrange the material for the audience, context, and purpose is as important as the content.

Audience/Context/Purpose -- essential aspects of all documents.  In designing directions or procedures documents, think of the audience as a user more than areader.

Sample of a directions document:  Surviving a Cougar Attack. 

What about recipes?  Consider Bones of the Dead.