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Writing – How-To Writing

Writing · Level 5 · Worksheet 4 of 5 · CCSS: W.5.2, W.5.2a, W.5.2b

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1 Read a How-To

📖 How-to writing teaches someone how to do something step by step. Read this example.

How to Plant a Seed

Materials: a pot, soil, a seed, water, and sunlight

Step 1: Fill a small pot with soil, leaving about one inch at the top.
Step 2: Make a small hole in the soil with your finger, about half an inch deep.
Step 3: Drop the seed into the hole and gently cover it with soil.
Step 4: Water the soil until it is damp but not soaking wet.
Step 5: Place the pot near a sunny window and water it every other day.

In about one to two weeks, you should see a tiny green sprout poking through the soil!

Question	Answer
How many steps are there?
What materials do you need?
What order words does the author use?

2 Plan Your How-To

📋 Choose something YOU know how to do and plan your steps.

Ideas Make a paper airplaneBuild a sandcastle Draw a catMake your bed

I will teach:

Materials needed:

Step	What to Do
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5

3 Write Your How-To

✍️ Write your complete how-to article with a title, materials list, numbered steps, and a closing sentence.

4 Peer Review

🤝 Trade your how-to with a partner (or imagine someone reading it). Could they follow your steps?

Checklist	✓
It has a clear title that tells what you're teaching.
Materials are listed.
Steps are numbered and in the right order.
Each step starts with a verb (action word).
No steps are missing — someone could follow this!

5 SBA Performance Task: Revision & Self-Assessment

On the state test, you revise your writing to make it stronger. Review what you wrote above and complete these tasks.

Revision Task 1 — Strengthen Your Evidence: Find one place in your writing where you could add a more specific detail or example. Write the improved sentence here:

Revision Task 2 — Improve Your Transitions: Find one place where you moved from one idea to the next. Add or improve a transition word or phrase. Write it here:

Self-Assessment (SBA Rubric):

Purpose & Organization: / 4 — Evidence & Elaboration: / 4 — Conventions: / 2

My biggest strength in this piece:

My goal for next time: