WRITING UNIT OBJECTIVES

• Write directions in a logical sequence.
• Use transition words to help structure and flow.
• Include humor (voice) in a silly how-to essay.
• Review introductions, conclusions, and paragraphs
• Draft, revise, edit, and rewrite a final draft.

Use one of the following books as the mentor text for this curriculum: 

How to Babysit a Grandpa by Jean Regan (or any other book in Regan’s HOW-TO series)

How to Wash a Wooly Mammoth by Michelle Robinson

How to Teach a Slug to Read by Susan Pearson

If Your Monster Won’t Go to Bed by Denise Vega