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DOCUMENT ANALYSIS ACTIVITY
Presenting Clear Instructions
This page is from a set of instructions in an e-reader user’s manual. The questions below ask you to think about the discussion of instructions located in "Writing Instructions."
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1. This page includes no graphics. Point out two or three passages on the page that might be easier to understand if they included graphics. Describe the graphics you would include.
2. Is the amount of information presented in each step appropriate?
3. How effectively has the designer used typography to distinguish the various kinds of information presented on this page?
Additional Document Analysis Activity
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![]() Mechanism Description Using Interactive Graphics
Hybrids Under the Hood (Part 2): Drivetrains, used by permission of the Union of Concerned Scientists.
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![]() Process Description Using Video Animation
Courtesy of the N.C. Department of Transportation.
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![]() Instructions Using Video Demonstration
Courtesy Eldis Group.
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![]() Instructions Using Video Screen Capture
Courtesy TechSmith.
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![]() Instructions Using a Combination of Video Demonstration and Screen Capture
Courtesy Texas Tech University Department of English Media Lab.
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![]() Definition Using Video Animation
Used by permission of ABC News.
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