Sorting classroom materials

A1.2 · Write instructions that let the reader act and check the result.

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Present tense, common nouns and adjectives, times and basic connectors. Use a dictionary if needed.

Model

Zuerst den Ordner nehmen. Dann die Arbeitsblätter sortieren: Blatt eins, Blatt zwei, Blatt drei. Die Blätter kommen in den Ordner. Der Ordner ist für den Kurs. Zum Schluss prüfen: Sind alle Blätter da? Jetzt ist das Material bereit.

1. Zuerst den Ordner nehmen. · It starts with a step that prepares the action.
2. Blatt eins, Blatt zwei, Blatt drei. · The concrete fact makes the instruction usable.
3. Sind alle Blätter da? · It adds a check or finishes the procedure.

Task

Write German instructions for putting materials away. Pencils go in the yellow box and paper in the white box, both under the table. One pencil is on a chair. Decide where to put it and add a check to leave the space ready.

30–50 words

Planning

1. Who will read your text, and what do they need to know first?
2. Note the facts you must keep and decide what information you will add.
3. Plan the order of your ideas and a sentence for your decision or request.

Criteria

1. Identify pencils and paper as different materials.

   Identify the referent: the reader needs to know who or what you mean.

2. Keep the boxes under the table and their colours.

   Keep the fact that lets the reader act without guessing.

3. Put the chair’s pencil in the yellow box.

   Connect your decision to the need in this situation.

4. Check that no loose materials remain.

   End with useful information for the next step.

Review

Keep your draft. Mark an improvement and explain why it helps the reader; if it already meets the criteria, identify and justify a specific check.

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