GENRES OF WRITING

How-To / Instructions

This type of paragraph explains the steps in a process to completing a task.  A crucial component is the ordering of events, generally done sequentially.  Writers should start with the materials needed to accomplish their task and use order words to sequentially explain the steps.  

Order words include but are not limited to:

about             after                  at                  before            during                    first               second          third                  until               then                meanwhile            next               soon              later                  when             finally              as soon as          

Process Chart Graphic Organizer

Poster ~ Explanation

Rubric for Grading

 

How-To Topics:

     

      How to count money…

      How to add two digits numbers…

      How to eat an Oreo…  (give them Oreo cookies to try)

      How to brush your teeth…

      How to make your favorite sandwich…

 How to make your bed

 How to get ready for school

 How to make an ice cream sundae

      How to draw a rainbow…

      How to sharpen your pencil…

      How to grow a plant…

      How to make a pine cone bird feeder…

      How to wash your hands…

      How to study for a test…

      How to sharpen a pencil…

      How to locate a city on a map…

      How to get someplace…

      How to make a snowman…

      How to make an edible Christmas tree…

           How to make popcorn garland…

 

Make a craft and tell how to do it…

Topic Sentence Ideas:

            It is _____ to make a…

            I know how to make a…

            Wouldn’t you like to learn how to…

            I’d like to teach you about…

            Making _____ can be…

 

 

Hook Ideas:

            Build with us!!!

            Cooking is a blast!

            Let’s learn how to…