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Procedure Text

Procedure text describes how to achieve something through a sequence of steps. It explains processes by outlining materials, goals, and numbered steps using command sentences and present tense. For example, a procedure text on making meatballs lists ingredients, aims to instruct readers, and provides steps like mixing ingredients and forming meatballs with temporal conjunctions. Procedure texts are unique from other genres in their emphasis on sequential steps to complete a task through actions.

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Procedure Text

Procedure text describes how to achieve something through a sequence of steps. It explains processes by outlining materials, goals, and numbered steps using command sentences and present tense. For example, a procedure text on making meatballs lists ingredients, aims to instruct readers, and provides steps like mixing ingredients and forming meatballs with temporal conjunctions. Procedure texts are unique from other genres in their emphasis on sequential steps to complete a task through actions.

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Procedure Text

Definition
The Definition Of 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.

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Purpose
The purpose of procedure text is
to tell the reader how to do or
make something. The information
is presented in a logical sequence
of events which is broken up into
small sequenced steps. These
texts are usually written in the
present tense. The most common
example of a procedural text is a
recipe.
Social Function
1. To describe how something
achieved or accomplished throught
a sequence of actions or steps.
2. To provide the steps of making
something.
3. To insruct the way of manuals.
Generic Structure
Goal/Aim
This text contains about purpose of making or
operating of something.
Materials/Equipment
Materials consist of ingredients that are used in making
something. But not all parts of procedure text includes
materials, sometimes a procedure text does not have
materials section.
Steps/Methods
Contains the steps or sequences that must be done so
that the objectives outlined in the aim/goal to be
achieved. Steps or sequences must be a sequence from
the first to the last.
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Types of Procedure Text
1. Texts that
explain how 2. Texts that
something works instruct how to do 3. Texts that deal
or how to use a particular with human
instruction / activity. behaviour.
operation For Example: rules For example : how
manuals.
for games, road to success, how to
For example : safety rules, live happily,etc.
how to use the
recipes, science
CD player, the
experiments, etc.
handphone, the
radio, the printer,
etc
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Linguistic Element
– Use adverbial of sequence / Using temporal
conjunction (e.g: first, second, third, the last)
– Use command / imperative sentence
(e.g : put the noodles on the . . ., cut the onion. .
., wash the tomatoes. . . )
– Using adverbials (Adverbs) to express detail
the time, place, manner accurate, for example,
for five minutes, 2 hours, etc.
– Using action verbs, e.g : make, take, boil,
cook
– Using Simple Present Tense
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Example of Procedure Text

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Goal/Aim : How to Make Meatballs
Materials :
✘ 1 kilo of very fine minced meat.
✘ 2 eggs.
✘ 300 grams of tapioca-flour.
✘ 4-8 cloves of garlic.
✘ 1 red onion.
✘ 1 teaspoon of white pepper.
✘ 2 teaspoons of salt.
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The steps:
✘ First of all, mix garlic, red onion, salt, and white
pepper in a mortar or mixer.
✘ Second, mix the spice-mixture with the eggs, the
tapioca-flour and the minced meat.
✘ After that, use your fingers, add a cup of water, and
keep on working until the mixture feels soft and
smooth.
✘ Then, boil some water in a rather large pot, at least
about 2 liters.
✘ Next step, start rolling the mixture into small
meatballs.
✘ Finally, lower the meatballs into the boiling water.
When they float up to the surface, the meatballs are
ready to serve. 10
Difference between
procedure text and
the other text

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The main difference between the procedure text
and the other text is that the procedure text contains
the 'how to' or 'steps' of doing things.

What stands out from the procedure text and is not


owned by other texts include the following:
✘ 1. Mention the steps
in doing something, ✘ 2. Always
✘ 3. Always use
which contains the use the
active verbs
stages that must be command
taken to achieve the pattern
goal (make or do
something)
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Conclusion

There are eight sub topics that have been discussed


about the procedure text, among others
1. Definition
2. Purpose
3. Social Function
4, Generic Structure
5. Types
6. Linguistic elements
7. Example
8. Difference between procedure text and other text

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Any Question?

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