Word Choice

I have extended the due date for assignments from last week (anything from Poetry Portfolio); due this Sunday, February 14.

No school next Monday, February 15 for President's Day!

You will need a piece of paper and a writing utensil for today's lesson.

"He got it at Kroger" vs. "He bought the bouquet of roses at Kroger"'

"She got there by riding the bus" vs. "She arrived to school by riding the yellow bus"

'I cooked the steak on the stove' vs. "I seared the steak in a skillet on the stove"

Recipes

Rules for games or sports

Science experiments

How-to Guides

Directions for completing something (homework assignments)

Purpose (what are we trying to achieve?)

Materials/ingredients (so you can gather everything beforehand)

Steps (listed using numbers and specific word choice)

Conclusion (optional; to sum everything up)

Effective word choice: used a variety of appropriate verbs to describe the process or steps in a procedure: chop, stir, dump, cut, plop, pour, and heat

Sequencing: use of appropriate sequencing when creating a list of steps for a procedure; words that indicate sequence or time, such as first, next, then, after, and finally

to yesterday, when you had to write how to make a pb&j

to last week, when you were asked to complete the "About Me" assignment

to last week, when we were putting together our poetry portfolios

identify verbs that show specific word choice

place steps in sequential order

brainstorm specific verbs to demonstrate word choice