Technical Texts

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Technical Texts
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What is Technical Text?

• A genre of writing that is used to clearly
  communicate a certain piece of information for a
  particular purpose in such a way that it can be
  understood .

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ExamplesofTechnicalText
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InstructionsMaking a Paper Snowflake

1. Take a piece of square paper and fold it in half
   so that you have a big triangle
2. Now fold that triangle in half to make a smaller
   triangle.
3. Now hold your triangle with the longest side at
   the top
4. Next, fold the right-hand corner over towards the
   middle until it is directly above the bottom
   point of the triangle and press the edges down
   firmly.
5. Now fold the left hand corner towards the middle
   until it crosses over the right-hand point.
   Press the edges down firmly.
6. Now, cut of the two points that are sticking up,
   in a straight line underneath them.
7. You should be left with a triangle. The tallest
   point will be the center of your snowflake. Now
   you get to cut out your pattern.
8. When your pattern is cut out, unfold the paper
   and display your beautiful snowflake.

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DirectionsFrom Hays Public Library to Wal-Mart

1. Go northeast on Main St. toward west 13th St. 2.
   
2. Turn right onto east 13th St.
3. Turn Left onto US-183 N / Vine St.
4. End at Wal-Mart

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ReportsPolice Report

• On April 23, 2094, Mr. John Doe arrived at his
  residence at 1234 Deer Lane, Anywhere, California
  67601. The time was 935 p.m. Mr. Doe found the
  front door of his home wide open. He could see
  that someone had hit the door with something very
  heavy as part of it was split and the lock was
  lying on the floor. Mr. Wilson went to his next
  door neighbors house and called the police. The
  police arrived at about 1015 p.m. and contacted
  Mr. Wilson on the sidewalk in front of his home.
  The house was searched for a suspect, but none
  was found. The entire house had been searched by
  the suspect, and the suspect had thrown clothes
  and drawers on the floor. The rear door was wide
  open. Mr. Wilson told the police that he had
  locked that door as well. Mr. Wilson stated that
  when he left for work at 700 a.m. all was secure.

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RecipePumpkin Pie

• INGREDIENTS
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 - 16 ounce can pumpkin (NOT canned pumpkin pie
  mix)
• 1 - 12 ounce can evaporated milk
• PREPARATION
• Beat eggs slightly beat in remaining
  ingredients. Pour into an unbaked, 9 inch pie
  shell. Bake in preheated oven at 425 degrees for
  15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees and bake
  for about 45 minutes more or until knife inserted
  in the middle comes out clean. (If the crust
  starts turning too dark, cover the edge of the
  pie with foil strips.)

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The History ofChocolate Chip Cookies
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• The chocolate chip cookie was accidentally
  developed by Ruth Graves Wakefield. Ruth was the
  owner of the Toll House Inn in Massachusetts in
  1937. Ruth was making chocolate cookies but ran
  out of regular bakers chocolate and substituted
  broken pieces of semi-sweet chocolate assuming it
  would melt and mix into the batter. However, it
  did not, and the cookie with chips of chocolate
  was born.
• Ruth sold the recipe to Nestle in exchange for a
  lifetime supply of chocolate chips. Now every
  bag of Nestle chocolate chips in North America
  has Ruth Wakefields original recipe printed on
  the back.
• Did you know that today, half of the cookies
  baked in American homes are chocolate-chip, with
  an estimated seven billion consumed annually.

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Clicker Questions

1. T/F - Technical text is a genre of writing?
2. T/F - You do not want the person who is reading
   the technical text to understand it?
3. T/F - A recipe is an example of technical text?
4. T/F - Chocolate Chip Cookies were developed on
   purpose?
5. T/F - George Washington invented Chocolate Chip
   Cookies?