Procedure

PROCEDURE TEXT

DEFINITION AND EXAMPLE

Definition:

It is a piece of text that gives us instructions for doing something. The purpose of a procedure text is to explain how something can be done.

Social Function:

To describe how something is accomplished through a sequence of actions or steps.

Generic Structure of a recount text:

·         Goal

·         Materials (not required or all procedural texts).

·         Steps 1-n (i.e., Goal followed by a series of steps oriented to achieving the Goal).

Significant Lexicogrammatical features:

·         Focus a generalized human agent.

·         Use of simple present tense, often imperative.

·         Use mainly of temporal conjunctions (or numbering so indicate sequence).

·         Use mainly of Material Processes.

EXAMPLE