This book serves as a model for designing meaningful lists. It shows one focused list with support of each main topic item. Use this book to list out items with each key step as the main idea, and the reasoning behind it as the supporting details.
This combines author's purpose (to record ideas), with a how-to, with main idea and supporting details in one activity. Students can pick a topic from their Authority Lists (their brainstorming list of all things they consider themselves to be an authority on - what they have expertise with, such as soccer, taking care of a hamster, making a sundae, etc) and think through the most important ideas a non-expect would need to know.
EX: 10-Step Guide to Making a Sundae. Step 1: Measure out three scoops of your favorite flavor of ice cream. Two scoops may not fill you up, and four scoops will probably lead to a stomach ache. An ice cream scooper is the best tool to use, but a regular spoon would work too.
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