Make a Campaign Sign

  • 1 TRY OUT LANGUAGE

  • 2 LEARN GRAMMAR

  • 3 APPLY ON YOUR OWN

Give and Follow Directions

Campaign signs are everywhere before an election. Candidates use them to advertise their names and the offices they seek. Signs come in all sizes and colors, with different wording. How would you make a campaign sign?

With a partner, create step-by-step directions for making a campaign sign. Use words that tell the sequence, or the order, of the steps.

Campaign signs help candidates get votes.

Campaign signs help candidates get votes.

How to Make a Campaign Sign

  • 1. First, find your materials: poster board, markers, etc.

  • 2. Next, decide what information to put on the sign.

  • 3. Then,

  • 4. After that,

  • 5. Finally,

Read your directions to another group. Have them repeat your directions to make sure they are clear. If they are not, make changes.

How to Give and Follow Directions

  • 1. Give directions in steps. Use sequence words.

  • 2. Use simple vocabulary and speak clearly and concisely. Use gestures when appropriate.

  • 3. Ask the people receiving the directions to repeat them back to you in their own words.

Next, plan the information you will include on the sign. Then, make sure the words are printed clearly.

OK. The next thing I should do is plan what to put on the sign. Then, I need to make sure the words are easy to read.

Use Participles to Combine Sentences

When you give directions, you can use participles to combine sentences. You can add details with a participial phrase to make your writing more interesting.

EXAMPLESPrinting the words neatly, you carefully letter the sign. Seen by many, the campaign sign tells people to vote for your candidate.