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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 · Practice Set 6

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Practice SetsSet 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Set 6 Set 7 Set 8 Set 9 Set 10

1 Read a How-To

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

How to Make a Bird Feeder

Materials: a pinecone, peanut butter, birdseed, and string

Step 1: Tie a string around the top of the pinecone.
Step 2: Spread peanut butter all over the pinecone with a spoon.
Step 3: Roll the sticky pinecone in a bowl of birdseed.
Step 4: Press the seed gently so it sticks to the peanut butter.
Step 5: Hang the pinecone from a tree branch outside.

Soon birds will visit your feeder to enjoy their treat!

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:

+ Bonus Writing Practice

Add one more short writing task for Set 6.

Prompt: Write about a rainy afternoon for your principal.