Next, Fulkerson moves into the procedural component. A full theory must include some kind of procedure by which the writer will go about achieving the goal. I say that the means is driven by the goal, and assimilates assignments in order to achieve that goal. The assignments build on top of one another in order for students to sharpen their writing skills. Each assignment should allow peer evaluations and workshops before building to the next draft.
Writing is social as well as cognitive.
Understanding this procedural component when creating a theory will help students to learn their process of developing writing skills. Slightly different from the procedural component is the pedagogical component. Social Interaction with students as well as assignments should be included in this component. Teachers must understand the ends when determining the curricular designs for the classroom. It is also important to understand that the procedural component juxtaposes the pedagogical component.