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Amanda Frost & Rachell Wolfe ECED 4300-B Dr. Tonja Root Summer 2010 5 th Grade Pen Pal Letters. Prewriting stage Pen Pal Letter Rachell Wolfe. Prewriting - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Amanda Frost &
Rachell WolfeECED 4300-BDr. Tonja RootSummer 2010
5th GradePen Pal Letters
Prewriting stage
Pen Pal LetterRachell Wolfe
PrewritingGPS: ELA5W1. The student produces writing that establishes an appropriate organizational structure, sets a context and engages the reader, maintains a coherent focus throughout, and signals a satisfying closure. The student a. Selects a focus, an organizational structure, and a point of view based on purpose, genre expectations, audience, length, and format requirements.
PLO•Students will develop a plan for prewriting by completing a graphic organizer for a pen pal letter using words and phrases.
Form of Writing
•To classmates, friends, or relatives•To share news or events•Includes heading, greeting, body, closure, and signature
Pen Pal Letters
Stage of Writing
•A purpose is decided
•Audience is considered
•Use a graphic organizer to brainstorm
Prewriting
Graphic Organizer
Questions for my pen pal:1._____________________________________________________________________________________________________2._____________________________________________________________________________________________________3._____________________________________________________________________________________________________4._____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Name: ________________________
Graphic Organizer: Pen Pal Letters
Directions: Fill in each box with the information wanted. Other things that I want my pen pal to know:____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________About me
1.________________________________________________________________2.________________________________________________________________3.________________________________________________________________4.________________________________________________________________
About my family:1.__________________________________________________________2.__________________________________________________________3.__________________________________________________________4.__________________________________________________________
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Published Example
Sample Letters. (n.d.). Home. Retrieved June 29, 2010, from http://www.hopewave.org/Sample_Letters.html
Practice Activity
•Brainstorm ideas for writing a letter to pen pal (principal).
•Complete graphic organizer as a class.
Assessment Activity•Students will brainstorm ideas for writing a letter to a pen pal (paired with a classmate).
•Students will complete a graphic organizer for their individual letter.
Drafting StagePen Pal LetterAmanda Frost
DraftingGPS: ELA5W4 The student consistently uses a writing process to develop, revise, and evaluate writing. The student a. Plans and drafts independently and resourcefully.
PLO•Students will independently construct a draft of a pen pal letter using a graphic organizer.
Form of Writing
•To classmates, friends, or relatives•To share news or events•Includes heading, greeting, body, closure, and signature
Pen Pals
Stage of Writing: Drafting•Forming ideas from graphic
organizer into complete sentences•Label: Draft, Title, Name•Skip lines (include X)•Get down thoughts and content•Mechanical and grammatical errors are okay
Published Example
Fitness Pen Pals. (n.d.). Len Saunders, Project ACES, Lenny Saunders, Children's Fitness, Children And Fitness. Retrieved June 29, 2010, from http://lensaunders.com/fpp/index.html
Practice Activity•Write pen pal letter (draft) together, as a class•Using graphic organizer the class created together during prewriting
Assessment •Write a draft of a pen pal letter to a classmate •Use your individual graphic organizer