Autumn Overstreet & Tammy Wilcox ECED 4300 A Dr. Tonja Root Spring th Grade Prewriting – Courtesy Letters

Autumn Overstreet  Prewriting  GPS ELA4W4 – The student consistently uses a writing process to develop, revise, and evaluate writing. a: The student plans and drafts independently and resourcefully.  PLO  Students will plan and draft independently and resourcefully.

Courtesy Letters  What are they?  Letters of appreciation  Who receives them?  Someone who gives you something  Someone who is helpful  An interviewer

 When do you send them?  Someone give you something  Someone helps you  After an interview for a job  Anyone that you want to thank

 Pick your topic  Type of writing  Audience  Complete a graphic organizer Pre-writing

Modified from: Root, T. (n.d.). Friendly letter graphic organizer. Retrieved May 22, 2007, from

 Thank you letter sample. (2011). Retrieved from resource.com/extyl1.htmlhttp:// resource.com/extyl1.html APA Citiation

 Talk about examples of gifts  Use information to fill graphic organizer  Students will fill in the graphic organizer Practice Activity for 4 th Graders

 Students - receive a blank graphic organizer  Students - brainstorm and fill out graphic organizer  Students - think about three items you have received as a gift  Students – think about three things that you appreciate about that person who gave you the gift. Practice activity

 Have you received a gift?  Has your teacher been nice to you and you would like to thank him/her?  Would you like to thank your teacher or your parent(s)? Think!

 What is your address?  ________________________________________  (Your street number, street name, & apartment number (if living in an apartment))  _________________________________________  (Your city, state, and zip code)  _________________________________________  (Today’s date)  Who will get your letter?  ___________________________  (Greeting) Brainstorm 4 th Grade Classroom

What are some ideas or reasons for writing a thank you letter?  __________________________________ Body

What other things do you appreciate about that person?  __________________________________ Body cont.

 _____________________  (Closing)  _____________________  (Your signature) Closure

 I will use your pre-writing graphic organizer to assess the your work.  Meet PLO ~ Providing three ideas  Partially Met PLO ~ Providing two ideas  Didn’t meet PLO ~ Providing zero to one idea.  Heading and closing must be completed  If all parts are not complete, then you didn’t meet the PLO. Assessment 4 th Grade Classroom

 Drafting  GPS ELA4W4 – The student consistently uses a writing process to develop, revise, and evaluate writing. a: The student plans and drafts independently and resourcefully.  PLO  Students will plan and draft independently and resourcefully. Tammy Wilcox

 What are they?  Letters of appreciation  Who receives them?  Someone who gives you something  Someone who is helpful  An interviewer Form of Writing – Courtesy Letters

 Drafting  Take pre-writing graphic organizer ideas and use to create your drafted piece. Stage of Writing

Modified from: Root, T. (n.d.). Friendly letter graphic organizer. Retrieved May 22, 2007, from

909 Prices Fork Road Blacksburg, VA (540) December 1, 2010 Ms. Marcia H. Meeks 30 Locke Lane Richmond, VA Dear Ms. Meeks: Thank you so much for your time and advice during my visit to your office last week. I very much appreciate your inviting me to visit since this was my first experience seeing the hands-on work which takes place in a design department. I learned a great deal, and hope to share what I learned with members of our student chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers. After January, I will be in contact with you again to explore the possibility of arranging a summer internship with your firm. As I mentioned to you when we met, I had an opportunity to work on an intense, four-day interdisciplinary project judged by faculty in which my team received top honors. I gained valuable teamwork, problem-solving and presentation skills and learned to work effectively with students studying to enter different professions. I believe my skills would make me an asset to an organization like yours which often must produce excellent work under tight time constraints. Thank you again for all your help, and I look forward to talking with you in the coming months. Sincerely, (handwritten signature) Charlotte A. Leffen

Thank you letter sample. (2010). Retrieved from kyou.htm kyou.htm APA Citiation

 Students - fill use the pre-writing graphic organizer to draft a courtesy letter.  Students - provide three reasons why they are thankful for the gift they rec’d  Students - provide three reason why they appreciate the person who gave the gift  Heading and closing are required. Practice Activity

 What is your address?  ________________________________________  (Your street number, street name, & apartment number (if living in an apartment))  _________________________________________  (Your city, state, and zip code)  _________________________________________  (Today’s date)  Who will get your letter?  ___________________________  (Greeting) Completing Drafting Graphic Organizer 4 th Grade Classroom

List three reasons why you are thankful for the gift you received?  ______________________________________ Body Use complete sentences

What are three things you appreciate about that person who gave you the gift?  ____________________________________________ Body cont. Use complete sentences

 _____________________  (Closing)  _____________________  (Your signature) Closure

 I will use the drafting graphic organizer to assess the your work.  Meet PLO ~ Providing three reasons  Partially Met PLO ~ Providing two reasons  Didn’t meet PLO ~ Providing zero to one reason.  Heading and closing must be completed  If all parts are not complete, then you didn’t meet the PLO. Assessment 4 th Grade Classroom

How to write a letter ~Poem~ Friendly letter poem. (2011). Retrieved from

Letter Poem First you write the heading the heading, the heading First you write the heading the month, the day, and the year

Letter Poem Next you write the greeting the greeting, the greeting Next you write the greeting You start it off with dear

Letter Poem Then you write the body the body, the body Then you write the body You ask and tell some things too

Letter Poem Then you write the closing the closing, the closing Then you write the closing Say: “your friend” or “I love you”

Letter Poem Sign your name right under this, under this, under this Sign your name under this And your letter is through!

Citations  Modified from: Root, T. (n.d.). Friendly letter graphic organizer pre-writing. Retrieved May 22, 2007, from hic%20Organizers.htm  Friendly letter poem. (2011). Retrieved from