When I was in high school, my English teacher made us write a paper on how to make a peanut butter sandwich. He made it a fun project by bringing in peanut butter, jam, and bread, and we each read our paper aloud as he pretended to be an alien from Mars and attempted to follow the directions. It was awesome and hysterical. If you did not write down simple, brainless things like "Twist off lid to the peanut butter by turning counter-clockwise" then he would be unable to make the sandwich and you got a lower grade on the paper. It really hit home to me how important it is to be very clear and concise in my instructions, and to not assume the reader knows what I'm talking about.
Last edited by Peckish; 01-23-2013 at 10:59 AM.