Writing Directions

Unit1- Lesson 1 (Synchronous)- Grade 5

 Resources
• PPTs are uploaded on Teams
• Reader’s and Writer’s Notebook p.41
• Printable handouts and worksheets
are uploaded on Teams.
• Videos are attached to the PPTs.
Learning Objectives:
• Students will be able to successfully write sequential step-by step
..
directions that include an introduction and conclusion.
• Students will be better able to know how to evaluate writing
directions and instructions.
 Warm-up (4 min.)
Do you know how to make a cup of tea?
Well, What will we need to make a cup of tea?
 What is wrong with these directions?

• Hot water in cup These directions aren’t

• Drink tea organized, we need to
• Tea bag in bin order them.

• Cup out of cupboard

• Kettle on
• Tea bag in cup
 When you want to write directions, you should write clearly
and use Some specific words to make your directions clear and
specific.

Let’s see how!

 1. Sequencing....

 Why is it important?

Definitely, you need to write your

directions in sequence.
 What else could we do to make the directions
better?

1. Cup out of cupboard

2. Kettle on
3. Tea bag in cup
4. Hot water in cup
5. Tea bag in bin
6. Drink tea

What has been added to make the directions better?

 We added

2. Imperative verbs...

What are they?

Imperative verbs or (bossy verbs) are verbs which tell you what to do. They are
often seen at the beginning of a sentence and create a command.

Open, click, cook, mix, fold, stick are examples.

 Imperative verbs examples:

Put
Add
Mix Chop
Slice
Place
Cut Spread
Open
Serve
Get
Let’s add some imperative verbs to make our
directions better.
 It really made difference!

1. Get cup out of cupboard

2. Put kettle on
3. Put tea bag in cup
4. Pour hot water in cup
5. Get tea bag out and put it in bin
6. Now drink your tea

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 3.Time connectives...

• Why do we need them?

Think of some examples.

Examples you can use in writing directions…
Well, let’s try adding time connectives to our direction.

Next slide
• First, get cup out of the cupboard
• Next, put kettle on
• Then, put tea bag in cup
• Now pour hot water in cup
• Finally, get tea bag out and put it in bin
• Now drink your tea
 Writing Directions

Let’s summarize!

Tips to improve writing directions

• List needed materials

• Use imperative verbs
• Use Time connectives
• Sequence in logical order
 OK, have a look on this sample of writing directions:

Paint a Rainbow Fish Using Only Three Colors Follow these instructions to
paint your own rainbow fish using only three colors.
First, Pour blue, yellow, and red paint on a plate. Get a water cup to rinse
your paintbrush. You should lay a sheet of white paper out in front of you.
Second, get a pencil and draw the outline of a fish. Now, take your
paintbrush and paint your first stripe on your rainbow fish. You will go in
order of the colors of the rainbow (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and
purple). Start with red. Then, Rinse your paintbrush. Next, you will need to
mix the red and yellow paint to make orange. Once you do this, paint the
orange stripe on your fish next to the red stripe. After that, rinse your
paintbrush. Paint a yellow stripe on your fish next to the orange stripe.
Rinse your paintbrush. Next, you will need to mix the blue and yellow paint
to make green. Once you do this, paint the green stripe on your fish next to
the yellow stripe. Rinse your paintbrush. Paint a blue stripe on your fish
next to the green stripe. Finally, for your last stripe, you will need to mix
the blue and red paint to make purple. Once you do this, paint a purple
strip on your fish next to the blue stripe. And now, you have created a
rainbow-striped fish using only three colors!
 Reread the directions of how to paint a rainbow fish

,and identify the main steps of writing the directions, like:

the needed materials, Sequence, time connectives, the imperative
verbs

1.The needed materials:

1. Three colors
2. paintbrush
3. a plate
4. a sheet of White paper
 - -Notice that clue words are in different colors
Yellow=needed materials, blue=time connectives, pink= sequencing,
green=imperative verbs

Paint a Rainbow Fish Using Only Three Colors

 Follow these instructions to paint your own rainbow fish using only three
colors.
First, Pour blue, yellow, and red paint on a plate. Get a water cup to rinse your
paintbrush. You should lay a sheet of white paper out in front of you. Second,
get a pencil and draw the outline of a fish. Now, take your paintbrush and paint
your first stripe on your rainbow fish. You will go in order of the colors of the
rainbow (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple). Start with red. Then,
Rinse your paintbrush. Next, you will need to mix the red and yellow paint to
make orange. Once you do this, paint the orange stripe on your fish next to the
red stripe. After that, rinse your paintbrush. Paint a yellow stripe on your fish
next to the orange stripe. Rinse your paintbrush. Next, you will need to mix the
blue and yellow paint to make green. Once you do this, paint the green stripe
on your fish next to the yellow stripe. Rinse your paintbrush. Paint a blue stripe
on your fish next to the green stripe. Finally, for your last stripe, you will need
to mix the blue and red paint to make purple. Once you do this, paint a purple
strip on your fish next to the blue stripe. And now, you have created a rainbow-
striped fish using only three colors!
 Let’s wrap it up!
• 1. What are the main elements of writing directions?
Material needed, sequencing, time connectives, and imperative verbs
• 2. If you don’t use the sequencing in writing directions, will they be
easy to follow?
No, it will be hard to understand.
• 3. Give examples of time connectives.
First, the, second, after that, lastly
Imperative verbs
• 4. Cut, pour, get, mix are examples of…………….
Let’s have more practice! Homework

Open your workbook p.41

Check your answer…