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Write a "How To" Paragraph Examples: How to brush your teeth, how to tie your shoes, make your bed, make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, how to make it through the lunch line? how to keep your guppy alive? how to find a friend to play with? how to disagree politely? Visualize Use a graphic organizer - first, next, then Statement, steps, restatement/ending Draw the steps in the process (use comic strip blank squares) Series of photographs with captions for each Write each step on a post it - arrange in sequence Silent demonstration - use oral language, followed by written description Demonstrate/brainstorm together Read examples Demonstrate sequence based on student suggestions Direct your partner: how to make a square, draw a flower, show the end result and work backwards; sit back to back
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 * Language Arts - Writing || Organizing your writing helps readers understand you. || What makes a good writer? || Your class is making a children’s cookbook. It will be filled with recipes that you could make. Your job is to write and illustrate one recipe. You need to include a list of ingredients and how much to use of each, the steps to make it, and at least one photograph. This could be of the finished recipe or of an important step it took to make it. Include an idea of the best way to serve it. ||

List the action words - procedure to be followed Work with a partner to illustrate the steps, act it out. What did you need to know? What suggestions would you make? What would you re-arrange. Checklist for partner/class to complete. Student created rubric.

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