Document Development Exposition: Instructions

Explain in detail your document’s development from planning to finish,

describing your challenges, how you overcame them, and what you learned.

Planning
The planning stage for the instructions was a little bit difficult because I was trying to think of
something that I am proficient in and could give good instructions on. When I thought of tying
shoes, I chose to do the bunny ear method because although it is not hard to learn, I don't know
many people who tie their shoes with two loops instead of one.

First Draft (for peer editing)

For the first draft, it was really hard to put the action of tying shoes into words because it comes
naturally for most people since you learn it when you're little. It is also something that you do
just with your hands and fingers, so I was trying not to be super repetitive in my wording. This
really forced me to practice my communication because I had to put down on paper an action
that I knew how to do in my head that was detailed enough to where a person that had no idea
what they were doing could read it and understand how to do it. My method for this was to
literally grab one of my shoes, tie it and as I was doing each step, and then describe it on paper. I
did this because even though in my head I knew how to do it, I wouldn't have been able to tell
you which fingers to use for which step in detail.

Second Draft (for your packet)

For the second draft I got feedback that I should add pictures, so I did and i think it really helped
it making the document easier to understand. With many of the same sayings in the packet “take
your left index finger and cross it over...” The pictures do a good job in showing what it should
look like during the process. I also broke the steps down into a numbered order instead of the
original paragraphs I had to make it easier to read and know which steps come first etc.
Final Draft (for your portfolio)

For the final draft of the instructions, I redid the summary because I wrote it in frist person which
I should not have done and added the words “tip or note” in front of some things to make it clear
to the reader exactly what they were looking at. During this process I learned that these
documents should not be written in the first person and should also focus on being commands for
the most part. I did a lot of “you're going to want to take your right index finger” instead of just
saying “take your left index finger”