Procedure text

~ Procedure text is designed to describe how something is done through a sequence of actions or steps.

~ Procedure text digunakan untuk melihat cara pembuatan atau cara bagaimana sesuatu yang dicapai melalui suatu urutan dari tindakan atau langkah.

$Language Features

Use of Simple Present Tense, often imperative sentences. It also uses temporal conjunctions, such as first, second, then, next, finally, etc.

$Purpose of Procedure Text

The purpose of the text is to tell how to make something orderly (step by step).

$Generic structure

• Goal

• Materials (not required for all procedural texts)

• Steps (i.e goal followed by a series of steps oriented to achieving. the Goal) 

Example : 

Goal: How to Make Chocolate Balls Materials: §  A can of chocolate milk §  Three packs of milk biscuits §  One pack of colorful chocolate sprinkles §  Toothpicks for accessories Steps: 1)    Smash the biscuits until they seem like powder and stir it. 2)    Add the chocolate milk, and at the same time stir it thoroghly until the mixture becomes hard. 3)    Form the chocolate like balls. 4)    Roll the balls into colorful chocolate sprinkles. 5)    Place the balls in the small cookie paper and stick in the toothpicks for handles.