Christina Brown Britney Colquitt ECED 4300 A Dr. Tonja Root Spring 2011 4 th Grade

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ECED 4300 ADr. Tonja RootSpring 2011

4th Grade

Simulatated Letters

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Christina Brown Simulated Letters:

Prewriting

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Georgia Performance Standard: ELA4W4 The student consistently uses a writing process to develop, revise, and evaluate writing. The student a. Plans and drafts independently and resourcefully.

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Primary Learning Outcome:A.) Students’ will plan by completing a graphic organizer, that they will use to write a simulated letter.

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What is a Simulated Letter? The author pretends to be

another identity. o (ex: historical figure or

character from a book) Letter is not actually sent

to the sender

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What is a Simulated Letter?Parts of a simulated letter: o Greeting: “Dear…..” o Body: Details of the lettero Closing: “Yours truly, Sincerely”o Signature: Sign the end of your

letter with your name

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Prewriting StageFirst stage of the writing processGather ideasDevelop a graphic organizerChoose audience

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Who are you? Think about who you are pretending to be.

Who are you writing to? Figure out who your

audience is.

Prewriting Stage

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Prewriting Stage Why are you writing this letter?

Are you trying to persuade, entertain, write a thank you letter or inform?

How will you close the letter? Think about how you are going to end your letter.

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Nagda, A. (2000). Dear whiskers. New York City: Holiday House Inc.

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Example:

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Graphic Organizer

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Who am I?

Type of Letter:

Why am I writing this letter?

Detail 1 Detail 2

Detail 3

How do I want to end my letter?

Date____________

Name_______________

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Practice Activity : Read the book Click,

Clack, Moo Cows That Type.

Complete graphic organizer together

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Practice Activity : Pretend we are Farmer Brown Complete graphic organizer Persuade them to continue

producing milk for the farm.

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Assessment Activity: Complete graphic organizer: o You are a future conductoro Write to Harriet Tubmano Inform Harriet Tubman why you

want to join the Underground Railroad

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Britney ColquittSimulated Letters:

Drafting

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Georgia Performance Standard:

ELA4W4 The student consistently uses a writing process to develop, revise, and evaluate writing. The student a. Plans and drafts independently and resourcefully

Christina Brown & Britney Colquitt

Primary Learning Outcome:A.) Students’ will use the completed graphic organizer from the prewriting stage, to draft a simulated letter.

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What is a Simulated Letter? The author pretends to be

another identity. o (ex: historical figure or

character from a book) Letter is not actually sent

to the sender

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What is a Simulated Letter?Parts of a simulated letter: o Greeting: “Dear…..” o Body: Details of the lettero Closing: “Yours truly, Sincerely”o Signature: Sign the end of your

letter with your name

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Drafting Stageo First attempt at writing your letter o Ideas come together o Okay to make mistakes during

this stage o Focus on organization and

errors later

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Drafting: Greeting Begin letter with a greeting:

o Ex: “Dear…”

Comma should follow greetingo Ex: “Dear,……”

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Drafting: Body

Include complete thoughts and sentences

Use information from graphic organizer

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Drafting: Closure End your letter with a closure:

oEx: With Anticipation, Sincerely, or Yours Truly

Beneath your closure, sign your name

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Pinkney, A. (2001). Abraham lincoln: letters from a slave girl (dear mr. president). Dever, CO: Winslow Press.

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Example:

Practice Activity :

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Write a persuasive letter to the cows

Use graphic organizer from prewriting activity

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Assessment Activity: Use Underground Rail Road

graphic organizer from prewriting

Drafting- letter to Harriet Tubman