Objectives•Usecriteriatoidentifyeffectivefeaturesinanexpositoryhow-toarticle•Prewriteanexpositoryhow-toarticleusingaflowchart•Draft,revise,proofread,andpublishanexpositoryhow-toarticleMaterials•UnitWritingProcessTransparencies25–30•Teacher’sResourceBook,pp.232–233•StudentBook,p.131•chartpaper•writingpaper,pencils•posterpaper•crayons,markersUnit5WritingWorkshopFeaturesofaHow-toArticle■tellshowtodosomething■tellsthestepsinorder■hasnumbersorwordssuchasfirst,next,andlastthatmaketheinstructionsclear■usesdetailstomakethestepsclearandeasytounderstand���UseRealiaAssemblethematerialsforplantingaseed.Holdupeachitem,nameit,andhavechildrenrepeatthename.Thenreadtheselectionandmodeleachstep.Callonchildrentorepeatthedirections,holdinguptheappropriatematerialsastheytellhowtousethem.ExpositoryExpositoryHow-toArticleReadLikeaWriterTellchildrenthatyouwillreadahow-toarticle—anarticlethattellshowtodosomething.ThenreadaloudthefollowingexcerptfromBeautifulPlants.YoumaywishtohavechildrenfollowalongonStudentBookpage131asyouread.Askchildrentolistenfor■whatthearticletellshowtodo■eachsteptheymustfollow■wordsthattellthestepsinorder■detailsthatmakethestepsclearDiscusstheFeaturesAfterreading,discussthefollowingquestionswithchildren.■Whatdoesthearticletellhowtodo?(plantseeds)■Arethestepsinorder?(Yes.)■Howdoyouknow?(theymakesense)■Whatdetailswereincludedinthearticlethathelpedtomakethestepseasiertounderstand?(sunny;don’tplanttheseedstooclosetogetherbecausetheywillbecrowded;waterthemsotheywon’tbethirsty)Doyouwanttogrowplants?Therearemanyplacestoplant.Findaplacethatissunny.Firstplacethetinyseedsintheground.Don’tplanttheseedsclosetogether.Theywillbetoocrowdedastheygrow.Waterthemsotheywon’tbethirsty.157AUnit5������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������...
