1. Topic-
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| Writing a friendly letter |
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2. Content-
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Parts of friendly letter
Heading (date only)
Greeting
Body
Closing
Signature
P.S.
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3. Goals: Aims/Outcomes-
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| Students will understand the purpose of a friendly letter, select
a recipient and compose a letter. |
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4. Objectives-
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1. Students will identify parts of a friendly letter.
2. Students will plan and write a friendly letter.
3. Students will edit their work for spelling, punctuation and grammar. |
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5. Materials and Aids-
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Promethean Planet flip chart - on desktop
Books featuring letter writing - Jolly Postman, Dear Bear, Click Clack
Moo
Writing Paper
Worksheets - parts of a letter, planning a letter, editing a letter
Chart Paper |
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6. Procedures/Methods-
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A. Introduction-
Day 1. Discussion - Do you like to get mail? What kind of mail do
you receive? Have you ever sent a letter to someone? Read Jolly Postman
or Dear Bear
Day 2. Plan a letter to Miss Resnick which we will give to her when
she comes to class on Friday - what would you like to tell her?
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B. Development-
Day 2 and 3. Use ActivBoard to model start of letter to Ms. Resnick.
Emphasize placement of date, greeting, and closing.
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C. Practice-
Day 2 Camp Honeycomb worksheet to identify and label parts of a
letter.
Assemble parts of friendly letter (First Class Letter Writing worksheet)
and color code to id parts.
Day 3 Time to Write a Letter worksheet - for planning what will be
written.
Fan Mail worksheet for 1st draft.
Day 4- Edit for spelling, punctuation, & grammar
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D. Independent Practice-
Use letter stationary to write final draft of letter.
Plan and write a letter to a friend or family member using "Time to
Write a Letter Worksheet" and writing paper.
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E. Accommodations (Differentiated Instruction)-
1.Preferential seating for students needing extra assistance.
2. Adapt length of letter to student ability
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F. Checking for understanding-
Rubric
4. All parts of letter are in correct place. Sentences are complete
and have varied sentence structure and vocabulary. No errors in grammar
or spelling. Legible penmanship.
3 - few errors . No fragmented sentences 2 - 3 errors in capitalization
or punctuation
2 Salutation or greeting not correctly placed. Sentences are complete
but not well organized. Errors in grammar of spelling that interfere
with meaning. Portions of writing are illegible.
1 - Salutation or greeting missing, fragmented sentences with many
errors in spelling, capitalization and /or grammar. Illegible penmanship |
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G. Closure-
Share letters with class.
Assemble letters to Ms. Resnick in class book to present to her Friday.
Address envelopes to mail their completed letters. |
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