Procedure Text

 Procedure Text

The Definition of Procedure Text:

Procedure text is a text that is designed to describe how something is achieved through a sequence of actions or steps.It explains how people perform different  processes in a sequence of steps.This text uses simple present tense,often imperative sentence.It also uses the temporal conjunction such as : first,second,then,next,finally,etc.

The generic structures of procedure text are:

• Goal / aim ( or title)
• Materials ( not required for all procedural texts)
• Steps ( the actions that must be taken)

Example :

How to Make a Greeting Card

Materials :

-Hard paper

-Various stickers

-Colouring pens

Instructions:

-Fold the paper into two

-Decorate the front page with the various stickers

-Open the paper

-Write the name of the receiver of the card at the upper part with colouring pens

-Then,write your messages in the center part of the page

-Don’t forget to write the name of the sender of the card under it

-Your greeting card is ready to send