About directions

You will encounter directions about how to do things everywhere.

This unit of study consists of seven brief HTML's that state obvious and not-so-obvious tips on giving and receiving instructions.

All underlined passages in this unit are links.

Interspersed are little dialogues in multiple-choice and true-false formats. Each choice has a "feedback link"; when you click on your answer, you'll find out whether your answer was right or not.

Here's an example. Try both responses.
 
 

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1) True or false? The moon is made of green cheese.
 
 

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Some of these dialogues check to see if you have understood the passage of text immediately preceding the item. Some are not -- you have to figure out the correct answer for yourself.

You don't have to agree with the "school solutions", as long as you know why you don't. (-:

Other links will be marked with this symbol z . These links will lead you to other web pages on the Internet that tell you more about a topic.

There are seven lessons in this unit. You will likely complete each in less than half an hour.

Lesson 1: What are "directions" and "instructions"? Why is being expert in directions important?

Lesson 2: Verbal directions. Some tips.

Lesson 3: Written instructions. Reading all steps completely through before undertaking them.

Lesson 4: Executing directions and instructions. Some tips.

Lesson 5: Poorly written directions.

Lesson 6: Writing directions.

Lesson 7: Why people don't follow directions.

For a note to parents and teachers, click here.
 

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1) You said the moon was made of green cheese: that was wrong. The moon is not made of green cheese. Back.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

1) Right. The moon is not made of green cheese. -- is false. Continue.