The Missing Step

Students read a flawed how-to paragraph about making trail mix and identify the missing step in the process. They then rewrite the entire paragraph correctly, adding that step and including clear sequence words. This activity teaches learners to evaluate procedural writing for completeness and logical progression. It encourages close reading and careful reasoning about what must happen before or after a step. Students practice revision skills by correcting a faulty sequence and producing a polished how-to paragraph.

Curriculum Matched Skills

English Language Arts – Identifying Missing Information

English Language Arts – Revising Procedural Texts

English Language Arts – Sequencing and Logic

English Language Arts – Paragraph Coherence

This worksheet is part of our How To Process Writing Worksheets collection.