Model+How-To+Guide

=Assignment Model: Example of a How-To Guide =

**How to string a 6-string electric guitar:** //Materials needed// 1 Electric guitar 1 Set of guitar strings (steel) 1 Wire cutter

**Step 1:** If the guitar still has the old strings on, loosen the strings by turning each tuning knob until there is a bit of slack on each string*. The direction you must turn the knob may vary based on the kind guitar you have, so you may have to feel this out. When there is enough slack on each string, snip the strings using the wire cutter. Slide the remainder of the string through the bridge of the guitar (the rectangular shaped thing on the bottom of the body of the guitar) as well as the bits of string still wrapped around the tuning pegs on the head of the guitar (adjacent to those knobs you used to loosen the strings). Unless you have an emotional attachment to these strings, dispose of them.

*Note: If you omit this step and cut the string while it is still taut, you are at risk of injury.

**Step 2:** Next, order your strings from thickest to thinnest. String gauges are measured as ".oxx" where "x" is a number which measures the circumference of the string. From thickest to thinnest, the names of the strings for a six-string guitar are: E, A, D, G, B, e. Take the thickest string (the largest number or "E") and straighten it. Run the end of the "E" string (the end without the little "knob" at the end of it) up through the bottom of the left most hole (facing the face of the guitar) . Pull up until the knob at the end of the string catches the bridge of the guitar.

The next step requires you tie the string around it's appropriate tuning peg at the head of the guitar **.** There are two basic shapes a guitar head can resemble. One is "rectangular" head with three pegs on either side. The other "sloped" head has all six of the knobs on one side. The diagramsbelow should clarify which strings go through which holes:
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Looking at the face of the guitar <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">"Rectangular" head

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<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">"Sloped" head <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Alright! So the pictures are kind of crumby, but they should tell you exactly where each string is going.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**Step 4:** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Taking the "E" string, run it through it's appropriate hole. Make sure the string is straight. The nut will help hold the string in place. The nut is the thin horizontal bar just under the head. It's easily recognizable because of the six, string shaped notches cut into it. Each string should fit into their own respective notch. Once you've aligned the string with it's notch in the nut and pulled the it through it's appropriate tuning peg, take the end of the string, bend it under itself, and wrap it once around the entire peg. Now, you can begin turning the tuning knob to tighten the string. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Turn the tuning knob until the string is tight, but not too tight that it will snap. It should just be tight enough that you cannot hear the string rattle against the frets (the metal "bars" on the neck of the guitar). You may need to tighten and re-tighten the strings before you tune it, as the strings tend to stretch and slip for the first day. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Repeat the above steps for strings A, D, G, B, and e. Keep in mind that it is easier for the thinner strings to snap, so be careful not to wind the thinner strings too tight.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Congratulations, you have finished stringing your guitar!

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<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">This is just an example of how a "How-To" guide might look upon completion. Of course, this is not a template for how every guide should look. You may split the steps into smaller sub-steps. You may also provide a glossary of terms before writing the guide instead of explaining what each term meant as you wrote (as demonstrated in this guide). Stylistic changes may be made as well; you can title each step or include images and diagrams.

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