1. Kathy Strickland and Jessica Nix ECED 4300 A Dr. Root Spring 2011 4 th Grade Writing Form: Correspondence

2. Kathy Prewriting GPS: ELA4W4a. PLO: Students will plan their correspondence to the author and illustrator by completing a graphic organizer.

3. Form of Writing: Letters to Authors and Illustrators Response to Literature Students express Feeling Concerns Likes/Dislikes Thoughts Ask questions

5. Parts of a Letter Heading Return Address Date Greeting Author/Illustrator

6. Body Feeling Concerns Likes/dislikes Thoughts What you learned Questions Parts of a Letter

7. Closing Sincerely Signature Parts of a Letter

8. Stage of Writing: Prewriting Identify audience/purpose Organize ideas Graphic organizer Words and phrases NOT a concern Spelling Grammar

10. Published example for Prewriting: Dixon, J. and Kelsey, L. n.d. Raising Boys’ Achievement Writing Project. Retrieved March 29, 2011, from http://www.eriding.net/resources/engli sh/boys_writing/y34_note_taking_and_ letters/051214_lkelsey_eng_ict_boyswri t_Letters_Childrens_Writing.gif http://www.eriding.net/resources/engli sh/boys_writing/y34_note_taking_and_ letters/051214_lkelsey_eng_ict_boyswri t_Letters_Childrens_Writing.gif

11. Practice Activity: Read the story If You Give a Cat a Cupcake Written by :Laura Numeroff Illustrated by: Felicia Bond As a class we will complete the graphic organizer for prewriting.

12. Assessment Activity: Read a book of your choice Identify audience Author Illustrator Complete provided graphic organizer

13. Jessica Nix Drafting GPS: ELA4W4a PLO: Students will compose a correspondence draft to the author and illustrator using the completed graphic organizer.

14. Form of Writing: Letters to Authors and Illustrators Response to Literature Students express Feeling Concerns Likes/Dislikes Thoughts Ask questions

15. Stage of Writing: Drafting Graphic organizer Ideas for complete thoughts and sentences Skip lines Use X NOT a concern Spelling Grammar Punctuation Capitalization

17. Citation: Drafting Graphic Organizer Nix, J. (2011). Drafting Organizer. Graphic Organizer. Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA.

19. Published example for Drafting: Math with Hart: Children’s Letters (2011). Retrieved April 4, 2011 from http://www.mathwithhart.com/childrens _letters.htm

20. Practice Activity: Interactive writing Use completed graphic organizer Teacher will begin Students will provide ideas Complete drafting graphic organizer

21. Assessment Activity: Graphic Organizer Book of choice Identify Audience Author Illustrator Form Letter to the author/illustrator Complete Drafting Graphic Organizer