1. Friendly Letters
(Grade 1)
Erin Brothers
Brittany Marshall
ECED 4300A
Dr. Tonja Root

2. Friendly Letters Erin Brothers – Prewriting
GPS:ELA5W4 The student consistently uses a writing process to develop, revise, and evaluate writing. The student a. Plans and drafts independently and resourcefully.
Brothers, E. & Marshall, B. (2009) Friendly Letters. Unpublished Powerpoint. Valdosta State University. Valdosta, GA.

3. Friendly Letters PLO
Students will fill out a graphic organizer during the prewriting stage of a friendly letter.
Brothers, E. & Marshall, B. (2009) Friendly Letters. Unpublished Powerpoint. Valdosta State University. Valdosta, GA.

4. Friendly Letters Form of Writing
An informal letter written to a friend or family member.
A friendly letter will consist of information on a personal level about yourself, and often has questions about how your friend or family member is doing.
Brothers, E. & Marshall, B. (2009) Friendly Letters. Unpublished Powerpoint. Valdosta State University. Valdosta, GA.

5. Friendly Letters There are five parts to a Friendly Letter: Heading
Salutation
Body
Closing
Signature
Brothers, E. & Marshall, B. (2009) Friendly Letters. Unpublished Powerpoint. Valdosta State University. Valdosta, GA.

6. Friendly Letter Heading
includes the address, line by line, with the last line being the date.
1234 Main Street
Valdosta, GA 31602
April 3, 2009
Brothers, E. & Marshall, B. (2009) Friendly Letters. Unpublished Powerpoint. Valdosta State University. Valdosta, GA.

7. Friendly Letters Salutation
also known as a greeting, follows the heading
They begin with Dear________followed by a comma
Dear Brittany,
Brothers, E. & Marshall, B. (2009) Friendly Letters. Unpublished Powerpoint. Valdosta State University. Valdosta, GA.

8. Friendly Letters
Body
includes all the information you would like to tell or ask the reader of the letter
Written in
Paragraph form
Body
I am sending this letter to tell you how much fun I am having at my friends house! …
Brothers, E. & Marshall, B. (2009) Friendly Letters. Unpublished Powerpoint. Valdosta State University. Valdosta, GA.

9. Friendly Letters Love, Erin Closing
includes a short capitalized expression such as 'Sincerely' or 'Love' and is followed by a comma
Signature
sign your name directly below the closing
Love,
Erin
Brothers, E. & Marshall, B. (2009) Friendly Letters. Unpublished Powerpoint. Valdosta State University. Valdosta, GA.

10. Friendly Letters Stage- Prewriting
The first stage of the writing process is prewriting. Prewriting is brainstorming our ideas and thoughts before we begin writing our letters.
We can collect our thoughts by using a graphic organizer
Brothers, E. & Marshall, B. (2009) Friendly Letters. Unpublished Powerpoint. Valdosta State University. Valdosta, GA.

11. Graphic Organizer

12. Internet Example APA Citation
Martell, K. & Modena, M. (2004) 5th Grade Literacy Activities. Retrieved April 02, 2009, from
Brothers, E. & Marshall, B. (2009) Friendly Letters. Unpublished Powerpoint. Valdosta State University. Valdosta, GA.

13. Internet Example

14. Do not worry about spelling or grammar
Practice activity
Students and teacher will use the Shared Pen Technique to complete a graphic organizer
Do not worry about spelling or grammar
Brothers, E. & Marshall, B. (2009) Friendly Letters. Unpublished Powerpoint. Valdosta State University. Valdosta, GA.

15. Assessment Activity
Individually, students will complete a graphic organizer for the pre-writing stage of a friendly letter.
Brothers, E. & Marshall, B. (2009) Friendly Letters. Unpublished Powerpoint. Valdosta State University. Valdosta, GA.

16. Friendly Letters Drafting- Brittany Marshall
GPS:ELA5W4 The student consistently uses a writing process to develop, revise, and evaluate writing. The student
a. Plans and drafts independently and resourcefully.
Brothers, E. & Marshall, B. (2009) Friendly Letters. Unpublished Powerpoint. Valdosta State University. Valdosta, GA.

17. Primary Learning Outcome
Drafting
Primary Learning Outcome
The students will write a rough draft of their friendly letter using the graphic organizer from the prewriting stage.
Brothers, E. & Marshall, B. (2009) Friendly Letters. Unpublished Powerpoint. Valdosta State University. Valdosta, GA.

18. Drafting Second Stage of the Writing Process Content based
Punctuation and spelling is NOT important.
The purpose is to create sentences from the words and phrases used during the prewriting stage.
Brothers, E. & Marshall, B. (2009) Friendly Letters. Unpublished Powerpoint. Valdosta State University. Valdosta, GA.

19. Internet Example

20. Practice Activity
Using the Shared Pen Technique the students will complete a draft of a friendly letter with the teacher. The teacher and student will brainstorm ideas for completing the 5 parts of a friendly letter.
Brothers, E. & Marshall, B. (2009) Friendly Letters. Unpublished Powerpoint. Valdosta State University. Valdosta, GA.

21. The students will use the graphic organizer developed during the prewriting stage. -The letter must be written to a real live person that the student knows. - It must be written in the correct friendly letter format. - Must include details that are relevant to what is being
Assessment Activity
Brothers, E. & Marshall, B. (2009) Friendly Letters. Unpublished Powerpoint. Valdosta State University. Valdosta, GA.