Writing Task YOU WILL TAKE NOTES The Friendly Letter Writing Task YOU WILL TAKE NOTES
What Do I Do? Write a friendly letter to Mr. Markowitz (introduce yourself). Tell him some interesting things about you. What kind of student do you think you are? What did you do over the summer? Who were your previous English teachers? What elementary school did you go to? What are your hobbies? What do you dislike? What is your favorite book or genre? Write about favorite movies, music, games, etc.
A Friendly Letter Must Have… A heading (name, address, & date) A salutation (Dear, Hello, etc.) A body (the letter, break into paragraphs) A closing (Thank you, Regards, etc.) A signature (also add your class period) THE LETTER IS HAND WRITTEN
How Will I BE Graded? Ideas Sentences and paragraphs Content accuracy Grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization (conventions) Format (heading, salutation, body, closing, signature) TURN IN ON TIME DUE ON OR BEFORE SEPT. 7TH
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