Before many writing units of study, I try to "immerse" students in a genre. For example, before students began writing how-to books, they studied famous authors' how-to books to look for smart writing ideas that could help them in their own writing. They noticed a lot, such as numbering the steps, including illustrations that go with the words, providing a list of materials, and including a "snazzy" introduction. Students are studying how-to books for this purpose in the photos below. They really seemed to enjoy this activity and learned a lot from it!
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