Emanuel Torralba & Christine Brigmond 4300-A Dr. Tonja Root Grade Level 3 rd grade Specific form of writing Friendly Letter Torralba E., & Bringmond C., 4300-A, Friendly Letter Presentation, Fall/2007

Emanuel Torralba, 4300-A, Dr. Tonja Root, Fall/2007 Grade level 3 rd grade Specific form of writing Friendly letter Stage of writing Prewriting Stage Torralba E., & Brigmond C., 4300-A, Friendly Letter Presentation, Fall/2007

GPS ELA3W1 The student demonstrates competency in the writing process. The student c. Writes text of a length appropriate to address the topic or tell the story. m. Prewrites to generate ideas, develops a rough draft, rereads to revise, and edits to correct. PLO The student will complete a graphic organizer during prewriting to use later in the drafting stage during the writing process. Torralba E., & Bringmond C., 4300-A, Friendly Letter Presentation, Fall/2007

Form of Writing Friendly Letter What is a friendly letter? -letter you write to your friend -you give information about you -asks questions about how your friend is doing -as a closing line, most include the following phrases: Love, Yours truly, Torralba E., & Bringmond C., 4300-A, Friendly Letter Presentation, Fall/2007

Stage of Writing Prewriting Stage What is prewriting? -1 st of the five stages in the writing process -prewriting plan -put/jot your thoughts on paper -use words or phrases -do not write complete sentences -do not worry about spelling, punctuation, grammar Torralba E., & Brigmond C., 4300-A, Friendly Letter Presentation, Fall/2007

APA citation McGillicuddy, P., & Powell, A., (n.d.). McGillicuddy and Powell Class Page: English and Spelling: Friendly Letter Format. Retrieved November 17, 2007, from ddy/socialstudieslinks/penpal/letterformat. html Torralba E., & Brigmond C., 4300-A, Friendly Letter Presentation, Fall/2007

Show & Explain Model Torralba E., & Bringmond C., 4300-A, Friendly Letter Presentation, Fall/2007

Practice Activity Board activity -all students get to participate equally -the teacher models what is expected from the students Smart board activity -a copy of the original organizer can be use -share pen -collaborative work Torralba E., & Brigmond C., 4300-A, Friendly Letter Presentation, Fall/2007

Assessment Activity -A copy of the friendly letter format will be needed for each student. -After the teacher models how to complete a blank friendly letter format, the students will fill out a format individually. -PLO: The student will complete a graphic organizer during prewriting stage to use later in the drafting stage during the writing process. Torralba E., & Brigmond C., 4300-A, Friendly Letter Presentation, Fall/2007

Christine Brigmond, 4300-A, Dr. Tonja Root, Fall/2007 Grade level 3 rd grade Specific form of writing Friendly letter Stage of writing Drafting Stage Torralba E., & Brigmond C., 4300-A, Friendly Letter Presentation, Fall/2007

GPS ELA3W1 The student demonstrates competency in the writing process. The student M. Pre writes to generate ideas, develops a rough draft, rereads to revise, and edits to correct. PLO: The student will complete a draft of their friendly letter to use later on in the revising stage.

Form of Writing Torralba E., & Brigmond C., 4300-A, Friendly Letter Presentation, Fall/2007 Friendly Letter: What is a friendly letter? a letter that one writes to give information about oneself it is usually written to a friend questions are asked in the letter about how the person is doing the closing of the letter ends in love, yours truly, etc

Stage of Writing Drafting Stage Torralba E., & Brigmond C., 4300-A, Friendly Letter Presentation, Fall/2007 What is the Drafting stage? Drafting is forming ideas into complete sentences using the pre-writing graphic organizer. The main focus is getting down the content of writing. The emphasize is not on correct spelling and neatness. Provide support, encouragement, and feedback for ideas and problems

APA Citation Torralba E., & Bringmond C., 4300-A, Friendly Letter Presentation, Fall/2007 (2003). Letter Generator. Retrieved November 18, 2007, from ReadWriteThink: Student Materials: Letter Generators Web site: Stein, S. (2006). Practice writing a friendly letter. Retrieved November 18, 2007, from Tooter4Kids Web site: m

Show & Explain Model Torralba E., & Brigmond C., 4300-A, Friendly Letter Presentation, Fall/2007

Practice Activity Torralba E., & Brigmond C., 4300-A, Friendly Letter Presentation, Fall/2007 Group Collaboration I will have the students in groups of two partner on the computer with the website that I found and form a friendly letter with the format provided.

Assessment Torralba E., & Brigmond C., 4300-A, Friendly Letter Presentation, Fall/ They will use the copy of the interactive letter they produced to draft their friendly letter. The teacher will provide a blank friendly letter format for the student to complete their letters on. -PLO: The student will complete a draft of their friendly letter to use later on in the revising stage.