Class Activity 14

Name: Lindsey Burns
Date: March 5, 2008

Topic: Instructions on How to Cook a Turkey Dinner
- My topic will be introduced by my title
- The elements will include the introduction of the topic

1. What materials and tools does your reader need?
Turkey Oven
Seasoning Timer or watch
Onions Stuffing
Water String
18 x 20 tin pan
White bread

2. Are there any special terms your reader will need to learn and understand?
Salmonella – which can make you sick if you touch anything raw and don’t wash your hands.

3. What safety information should you include in the instructions?
Be sure to wash your hands after handling the raw turkey
Use oven mitts
Make sure you cut away from your self

4. What kind of graphics would help your reader to carry out this task? What are the major steps in the task?
Chart of the different turkey weights and how long to cook it for and how long you need to thaw it.
Picture of where to stuff the turkey
The temperature set at which the turkey needs to be at to fully cook the turkey

S-T-E-P-S
I. If your turkey is already thawed then you skip to step……….
II. If your turkey is frozen place it in the refrigerator and refer to the below table for how long to let your turkey thaw.

Table for weight, thawing, and cooking time

Thawing Time Cooking time
Weight



III. The stuffing is done the day before the turkey
IV. Get a pan and your loaf of white bread
V. Place your pan in front of you and start pinching off pieces of the bread and place them in the pan.
VI. Do not include crust, just the middle of the bread.
VII. One finished put aside the pan of bread pieces to sit out of the way on the kitchen counter.
VIII. The next day

1. Once you have your turkey and ingredients then you can start on your stuffing and the other preparations.
2. Pre-heat the over

5. At what point in your instructions might a reader become confused or uncertain? How can you address that confusion or uncertainty?
Get the reader to go over the instruction from the beginning and make sure they didn’t leave anything out.

6. Can the task be carried out in the classroom? Why or why not?
No, the task cannot be carried out in the classroom 1, because a turkey is very heavy, and 2, an uncooked turkey with the salmonella could endanger my classmates.

7. How would you conclude this set of instructions?
Now that you have cooked you turkey you can enjoy a wonderful meal!!!