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All students continue to work on their planning, organizing, and research of beneficial facts for their independent "how-to" essay. Humor and descriptive word choice is encouraged. Students have been cautioned to pick a topic that can be demonstrated at school safely. Cooking essays may present some problems and need to be carefully discussed with parents as we have no way to complete the cooking at school.

SKILLS:
Writing a thesis statement
Researching facts to develop interest or a purpose for reading the essay
Outlining instructional steps for How-To writing
Developing introductory paragraph
Turning instructional steps into middle paragraphs with transition words and phrases
Developing concluding paragraph

HOMEWORK:
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