Lesson 1 HOW TO BOOKS

 Reminders  Bring back pictures  Bring back Farm America permission slips  Today’s Events  Agricultural Engineer Cory Ziegler today at 11:00 in Cedar River FTLA  Upcoming Events  Book Fair: May  Button’s Class Nature Center: May 14  Irvin’s Class Nature Center: May 15  EiE Morning: May 15  Band / Orchestra Concert: May 19  YAYA: May 20 (Mr. Button gone)  Farm America Trip: May 21  Music Concert: May 23 HOUSEKEEPING

 Today we’re going to hear from an agricultural engineer who works in Austin.  What is an agricultural engineer?  Expectations:  Listen respectfully  Be ready to listen as soon as he’s ready (you can chat with a neighbor with a level 2 voice until then).  Brainstorm questions.  Take a piece of paper. Write down three questions that you have for Cory. You may have time to ask these questions later. VISIT FROM AGRICULTURAL ENGINEER

 We’ve been talking about EiE this week.  We read a play about Integrated Pest Management yesterday.  What is IPM?  Think, Pair, Share REVIEW

 Today we’re switching gears…  Let’s take another break from history and do a little bit more writing.  Today we’ll start to make “How To” books. TODAY…

 The learner will listen to and brainstorm more topics about which he can write a How To book. The learner will write his first How To book today.  I will learn what a How To book is, and listen as an example is read to me. I will hear some possible topics for my own How To book and maybe brainstorm my own. I will write my first How To book today. OBJECTIVES

 How To books teach the reader how to do something. You’ll be writing many How To books this week.  It’s a good idea to write a How To book about something with which you’re already familiar.  Example: I would write the book How to be a Good Teacher  I would NOT write the book How to Pick out the Perfect’s Bridesmaids Dress  Here’s an example that was written by a FOURTH GRADER. HOW TO BOOKS – THE BASICS

 Here are some possible How To topics about which you could write:  How to…  Be a good friend  Get to school safely  Use the Holton cafeteria  Have the perfect Saturday  Take notes in class  Shoot a slap shot  Do back tuck  Groom a dog  Raise chickens  Draw a cartoon FIND A TOPIC

 Start with SIMPLE TIPS that you have.  My example: How to Be a Movie Star  SIMPLE Tips: (these tips are pretty general…we’ll explain them later)  Work hard  Take care of yourself; be healthy  Stay away from bad roles  Befriend other movie stars  Remember your roots  Learn different accents THE WRITING PROCESS

 Next, you’ll turn each of these simple tips into a page of text by explaining what you mean…  Stay Away From Bad Roles  We’ve all heard it. Those infamous words: “that role will ruin her career.” There’s a lot of pressure when it comes to being a movie star. Your fans expect a lot from you, your agent expects a lot from you, HOLLYWOOD expects a lot from you. When you begin to feel yourself rising in stardom, you have permission to begin being a little more selective in your roles. You don’t have to say ‘yes’ to the role of “girl on street” or “dead body #4.” Instead, demand that your character have at least a name. Now, no one can predict a box office flop. In fact, if producers were able to tell that their movie was going to bite the big one, it might actually save a lot of time and money. But let me give you a little piece of advice: stay away from any script that involves vampires, aliens, or extended time on a plane. Trust me. No one has ever broken into Hollywood because of a riveting performance as a scare flight attendant or teenaged girl in a vampire/werewolf love triangle. THE WRITING PROCESS

 Continue to add more detail to each of your Simple Tips until you have a full-fledged book.  If it’s hard for you to write more detail, STOP WHINING and choose a different topic. Clearly you didn’t choose something that you knew enough about. THE WRITING PROCESS

 Here are the steps to follow for writing a How To book. 1.Brainstorm possible topics 2.Write the Simple Tips First 3.Explain each of your simple steps in paragraph form. 4. Repeat with a new How To book YOUR TURN

 The learner will listen to and brainstorm more topics about which he can write a How To book. The learner will write his first How To book today.  I will learn what a How To book is, and listen as an example is read to me. I will hear some possible topics for my own How To book and maybe brainstorm my own. I will write my first How To book today. OBJECTIVES