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TUMBLETA | GRADE 4 ELA | REGIONAL STANDARDS EDITION
Wyoming
Wyoming Content and Performance Standards for English Language Arts
LESSON
Reading a Recipe as a Procedure
Civil War Recipes
TEACHES
RI.4.5
Describe the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in a text or part of a text.
WHY THIS EARNS THE STANDARD
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Reading a Recipe as a Procedure
Civil War Recipes
20 minutes
OBJECTIVE
Identify the structural parts of a procedure and explain how each part helps a reader act in order.
STUDENT PRODUCT
A labeled procedure map: materials, command verbs, ordered actions, result.
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
How is a recipe organized so another person can follow it?
TEXT FOCUS
The hard tack recipe as a procedural text.
LESSON SEQUENCE
- 1.Find the parts | 3 min Mark the materials/ingredients and the action steps.
- 2.Mark commands | 5 min Circle the verbs that tell the reader what to do.
- 3.Order | 4 min Number the actions in the order they must happen.
- 4.Explain the structure | 6 min Write what would go wrong if materials and actions were mixed or
reordered.
- 5.Check | 2 min Name one feature that makes the procedure easier to follow.
TEACHER KEY / EXPECTED THINKING
The recipe separates what is needed from what to do, uses command verbs, and places actions in an order that produces the intended result.
LOOK FOR
- Distinguishes materials from actions.
- Identifies command verbs.
- Explains why order matters.
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