Class Activity 13-Sample Instructions

Ruby Leal-Sanchez
ENG 3308
February 28, 2008

The instructions I am analyzing is How to Change a Tire. The audience is for anyone who operates a vehicle and travel alone who may need to know how to change a tire. The purpose of this set of instructions is to help change a tire successfully and safely.
The design of the guide shows several visuals to help guide you through the process and it groups in chronological order as to what to do first and what tools will be needed first. It does not show a lot of repetition, what does help get from one point to the next is the visual graphics. For example it shows the lady removing the tire, putting the spare tire on, and lowering the car.
I think there is enough information in each step. It seems like there is a lot but for someone like me that has never changed a tire, the information is needed and enough to get the task done. For instance, in removing the hubcaps in order to be able to remove the lug nuts; it tells how some vehicles have the lug nuts behind the hubcaps.
This instruction guide uses complete sentences which make the instructions easier to understand. The effect the language creates enables one to find the job easier to do.
The basic structure for the instruction set was used: the title was in bold color bigger font size than the other words so that caught the attention of the reader. There was a short introduction as to how this could help then goes into how to be safe and pull off the road in a safe way. It does list the materials needed and lists the steps in a chronological order and in the conclusion congratulates the reader in completing the job.
I didn’t see that there were any weaknesses of the instruction set, they were very self explanatory and easy to use. I don’t think there should be any improvements.