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The PreTeXt Guide

Section 15.5 Project-Like Elements

There are four tags that PreTeXt considers to be “project-like”. They are <activity>, <exploration>, <investigation>, <project>. We will focus on <project> here. These four tags allow a general, freeform structure similar to the unstructured <example> in Listing 15.2.1; a structure analogous to that of the structured <example> in Listing 15.2.3; and the highly-structured <introduction>, <task>, <conclusion> model shown in Listing 15.5.1.
Listing 15.5.1. A project
<project>
  <title>A structured project</title>
  <introduction>
    <p>
      Here is where we describe what the reader will accomplish in the project.
    </p>
  </introduction>

  <task>
    <statement>
      <p>
        The first step to do.
      </p>
    </statement>
    <hint>
      <p>
        A little hint.
      </p>
    </hint>
    <answer>
      <p>
        Just the answer.
      </p>
    </answer>
    <solution>
      <p>
        All the glorious details about how to do the first step.
      </p>
    </solution>
  </task>

  <task>
    <statement>
      <p>
        The second step to do.
        We'll be lazy and just include an answer.
      </p>
    </statement>
    <answer>
      <p>
        Just the answer.
      </p>
    </answer>
  </task>

  <conclusion>
    <p>
      A little wrap up.
    </p>
  </conclusion>

</project>
The code in Listing 15.5.1 produces the following output:

Project 15.5.1. A structured project.

Here is where we describe what the reader will accomplish in the project.
A little wrap up.