It is.
Aviate, Navigate, Communicate.
It's the way it's supposed to be taught.
It it isn't being taught that way then the instructor is not correct.
First actions.
Trim for best glide.
Select landing area.
Plan your way in to the landing zone.
Only then attempt a restart. Sensible stuff really......fuel pump on, change tanks, carb heat, mags.
If no restart then shutdown. Pull the mixture, mags off.
Don't want it to restart on short final only to die again on climb out.....
If the donk has destroyed itself in a shower of pistons and assorted metal parts you can skip the above.
Transmit a mayday so they know where to find the bodies.
Get it in the field.
If transmitting on the radio is likely to take away from your ability to fly the plane, then don't transmit.
Priority number one is getting it safely in the field.
Harnesses tightened.
Master off, Fuel off (master switch off once last stage of flap deployed if electrically actuated) before touch down and, depending on airframe, unlatch the door/s
If you're really good you'll select a suitable landing site that's just a short stroll away from a purveyor of fine ales
