The main focus of the 'Book Builders: An Interactive How-To Writing Lesson' is to teach students about how-to writing. This includes understanding its structure, practicing editing skills, and brainstorming ideas for their own how-to book.
The activities in the 'Book Builders: An Interactive How-To Writing Lesson' include warm-up exercises, explanations of different parts of a how-to book, sequencing activities, review and editing tasks, brainstorming sessions for creating their own books, and thought-provoking questions related to writing a how-to book.
The 'Book Builders: An Interactive How-To Writing Lesson' engages students by dividing lessons into several sections that focus on specific aspects of how-to writing. Each section uses methods designed to engage students, provide clear explanations, encourage active participation in learning process.