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Writing Directions

Select a Topic 🟪 What can you do? What can you make? Where do you like to go? (You can brainstorm topics using this activity.) Choose a topic to explain.

Choose a Form 🟪 Will your directions be in a list with numbers? Will they be in a paragraph? (See samples on pages 117–119.)

Create Your Directions 🟪 Number the steps in your directions, or write your directions in a paragraph.

Use Commands and Transitions 🟪 Choose effective words.

• Use command verbs like stand, put, or bend to tell readers what to do.
• Use time-order transitions like first, next, or then to help readers follow each step.