Unit 3 Project: Explaining How

Project Overview

Grading

· Project Rubrics

Project Readiness

● Throughout this unit, you have studied How-To Articles. You began by reading a How-To Article
by Paula Morrow in Lesson 1.
● You studied making predictions and specific language to help you understand how-to articles in
lessons 1 and 2.
● You learned brainstorming techniques and evaluated some projects to choose a project of your
own to write about in lesson 3
● You began to draft your own how-to article in lesson 4.
● You learned about revising for transitions and editing for commas in a series to help you revise
and edit in lesson 5.
● If you have been following the lessons closely, you should be ready to complete your Unit
Project.

Project Instructions

Directions
For this unit project, you will present your How-to process by 1. Creating an animation video or 2.

Writing a How-to Article.

Should you select Option 2, consider this:

Grading Checklist

These are the questions you need to consider while doing your project. Do your best to make sure that
the answer to every single question is “Yes!”

1. Is this a how-to article/video that describes how to make/do something?

2. Does the introduction have an attention-grabbing opening, identification of the project,

and a reason why the viewer/reader should do the project?

3. Is your project described in order of progression?

4. Does the body of your essay have specific language?

5. Does the body of your essay have transition words?

6. Does the conclusion describe how to use or display the final product?

7. Does your writing have correct grammar, including capitalization, no run-on sentences,
and correct commas in a series?

8. Did you answer all of the questions for your Writer’s Reflection?
Options

Option 1

Video

You may use any digital program of your choice. Some free online options to consider are:
- https://www.storyboardthat.com/
- https://www.animaker.com/
- https://www.powtoon.com/
- https://biteable.com/

Option 2

Article
You need to submit a written How-to Article to be graded along with a Writer’s Reflection.

· Click on the link in the Green Box to view the Project Rubrics for this project.

Your How-To Article should have:

· A title at the top.

· An introduction that includes an attention-grabbing opening, identification of the

project, and at least one reason for making the project.

· A body that includes a list of materials and the steps that the reader should take to
complete the project, using specific language.

· A conclusion that describes how to use or display the final product.

You should remember to:

· Revise for content and organization.

o Use specific language.

o Place your steps in order of progression.

· Revise for style.

o Use transition words for coherence.

· Edit for grammar.

o Use commas to separate items in a series.

You might have someone else read through your how-to article to help you revise and edit.
Your Writer’s Reflection should answer the following questions, in complete sentences. Reflecting on
work that you have completed will make you a better writer in the future.

· Which step in your paper is the easiest to follow? What makes this step clear and easy to
understand?
· You created a timeline to list your steps in order. In what other types of writing would a
timeline be useful?
· Take time to examine all the papers you have written for this course so far. What is one
goal you would like to work toward to improve your writing?

Essay:
In my How-to essay, I am going to teach you all how to make sweet honey tea with simple
and easy steps, so follow along and make sure you don’t miss anything!

Step one: First, we will have to go to the store and find some honey and tea or some honey

mint tea. Tea is very good to drink when you are feeling any type of way, it gets rid of gas in
your stomach and can keep you full for a short period of time, my family and I drink tea in
the morning so that later, when its time to eat we save the food! Make sure when looking for
tea you check the ingredients of the tea to make sure that it doesn’t have anything that you
cannot consume. Feel free to ask if you need help with finding the tea.

Step two: Once you have found the tea, you will want to boil some water for about 10
minutes or until starts to steam up, add about two tea bags to the water and wait a little for
the tea bag's flavor to go through the water. Another easier way to do it is to just put the tea
bags in the water before that and let them sit together. I mostly recommend the second
option because it saves more time and it is the same thing.
 Last step: Lastly, take the tea off the stove or out of the microwave and set it on the table to
cool a little so that it will still be hot but cool enough for you to hold. For me, I add sugar to
my tea in my cup but you can also choose to either put natural honey or no sugar, and then
you can enjoy your tea!

Facts about tea: Tea is a special treat for you to enjoy, a fun fact about tea is that it takes
over 2,000 little leaves for you to enjoy just one cup of tea. Imagine how much tea it would
take for a whole tea party with your friends, unless you make your own tea and have your
own tiny leaves you crush up, it would be really hard to satisfy my tea cravings.

Once you feel confident that your how-to article is ready to be submitted along with your Writer’s
Reflection save these together as one .doc, .docx, or .pdf file, then submit it to be graded. If you choose to
do a video, paste the link to it in the answer box or a .doc or .pdf document and submit it.