How-To+Book

This project is all about how-to write how-to books! The type of language we use for this is called procedural writing. Before, we learn how to do it, we need to choose a topic, and learn more about what a how-to book is.

First, we made a mindmap.

Then, we used this information to make a poster about what How-To books are:

Next, we talked about the planning process, and what our different steps be. We made a flowchart, but it will probably change!

Finally, we chose our topics. The rule was, the project had to be related to these three words; Science, Outdoor, Garden. We are each going to build these, and then write a book about how to do it, so other people can try it too!

EMILIANO - Windmill ISHA - Bird House JIWON - Balance Beam KOICHI - Sundial SATOKI - Toy Car

February 3rd, 2012 After we choose our project, we went onto YouTube and other internet sites to find information about our construction. We tried to look at lots of different things and different designs, so that we could customize our final product. Next, we drew a rough sketch of our work: After that, we made a list of the materials we would need, and then we started to plan our steps. This is just a rough copy and a guide, and it will change as we start to build the project. We are doing all of our rough copy work on our personal pages and this wiki. You can see them by clicking on the name. (Jiwon, Emi, Satoki, Koichi, Isha) __ **Procedural Writing** __ Now that we have done all of our planning for what we are going to do, we are going to discover how-to do it! Today we talked about some examples of procedural writing, and practiced some of our own. Here are our notes;

**CRAZY RECIPES**

Today, we brainstormed lists of words that we commonly use in Procedural writing. Words that are used to sequence ideas, first, then, after that; and verbs that are common but vague, put, get, make, take. We looked through our thesaurus and found synonyms, and made a master list and then wrote it down. We then (see I am using sequence words in here!) made our own crazy recipes and put them on our personal pages. The rule for the recipe was, we had to have five ingredients, and we couldn't use the same sequence word of verb more than once! Thanks to Ms. Erpen for wandering in to the class and giving us a good idea! Check them out; Jiwon Satoki Isha Emi Koichi