HOW-TO'S
The purpose of this writing unit
is for students to think closely about their audience and how they can
write directions in a clear way to teach the reader. This unit also provides an
opportunity for students to build their vocabulary using specific action
words. Finally, this is a unit where we can introduce the idea of an author's
voice coming through to the reader by writing a LEAD and by including
warnings.
Unit Goals:
• Students will create a procedural piece of writing.
• Students will transfer what they have learned in their Small
Moment and Realistic Fiction units to their How-To writing-- spaces, trick words,
end punctuation, and CAPS.
• Students will use a variety of strategies to elaborate in their
writing, such as warnings, tips, and breaking down steps into tiny actions.
• Student's writing will become more readable through use of
word wall words, word study concepts and sentence structure.