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The instructional guide for basic drafting is designed to aid in the organization and teaching of a first year course in drafting at either the secondary or postsecondary level. The body of the document consists of a student manual which is made up of seven blocks of instruction: introduction and orientation, geometric construction, multiview projection, dimensioning, sectioning, auxiliary projection, and pictorial views. Each block contains general objectives for the total block, directions for use of the block, a pretest, and lessons consisting of performance objectives and learning activities. The learning activities are made up of reference sources, informational outlines, performance operational steps, and criterion tests. A teacher manual, designed to complement the student manual, presents additional, supplementary material to aid in the impleMentation and effective use of th