Engaging 4th Graders in Simulated Letter Writing through Prewriting Strategies
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This lesson plan focuses on teaching 4th graders the writing process through simulated letters. Students will use graphic organizers to plan their writing, taking on the persona of a character from history or literature. The lesson includes stages of prewriting, drafting, and assessment using a story like "Escape North! The Story of Harriet Tubman." By writing pretend letters, students enhance their understanding of form, purpose, audience, and topic, while developing independent writing skills and creativity.
Engaging 4th Graders in Simulated Letter Writing through Prewriting Strategies
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Amy Cichon & Abby ThurmondECED 4300 B Dr. Tonja Root Spring 20114th grade Prewriting Simulated Letters
Abby Thurmond Prewriting ELA4W4 The student consistently uses a writing process to develop, revise, and evaluate writing. The student a. Plans and drafts independently and resourcefully.
PLO The student will plan their writing using a graphic organizer to construct a draft of a simulated letter.
Form of Writing • “Pretend” letters • Not actually sent to the person you are writing to. • Author pretends that they are someone else. • Take on persona of a character from history, or a character in a story.
Form of Writing Continued • Next you will need a greeting. Often times a greeting begins with “Dear person you are writing to” or just the person’s name followed by a comma.
Form of Writing Continued • Following the greeting, you will write the body of the letter. The body is the main part which includes what you want to say.
Form of WritingContinued • The last part of a simulated letter is the closure. Here you will end your letter. • Finally you will sign your name, or the name of the character you are pretending to be.
Stage of Writing • Prewriting • Everything you do before you write your draft. • Focus on • Form- genre of writing • Purpose- why you are writing • Audience- who you are writing to • Topic- what you are writing about
Simulated Letter Graphic Organizer Eunice, Jeannett. (2003). Simulated letter graphic organizer. Retrieved by Abby Thurmond from vstate.info/.../Graphic_Organizers.../Graphic%20Organizers%20F03.doc
Published Example Paterson, K. (1987). The great Gilly Hopkins. New York: Harper & Row. Personal Writing. (2007). Retrieved fromhttp://www.pearsonhighered.com/assets/hip/us/hip_us_pearsonhighered/samplechapter/0131597892.pdf
Practice Activity • With guided instruction students will plan a graphic organizer based around the story of The Three Little Pigs.
Assessment Activity • Read students the book, “Escape North! The story of Harriet Tubman.” • Have students write a simulated letter taking on the persona of a slave thanking Harriet Tubman for helping him or her escape to freedom.
Amy CichonDrafting • ELA4W4 The student consistently uses a writing process to develop, revise, and evaluate writing. The student a. Plans and drafts independently and resourcefully.
PLO The student will plan their writing using a graphic organizer to construct a draft of a simulated letter.
Form of Writing • “Pretend” letters • Not actually sent to the person you are writing to. • Author pretends that they are someone else. • Take on persona of a character from history, or a character in a story.
Form of Writing Continued • Next you will need a greeting. Often times a greeting begins with “Dear person you are writing to” or just the person’s name followed by a comma.
Form of Writing Continued • Following the greeting, you will write the body of the letter. The body is the main part which includes what you want to say.
Form of Writing Continued • The last part of a simulated letter is the closure. Here you will end your letter. • Finally you will sign your name, or the name of the character you are pretending to be.
Stage of Writing • Drafting • Form sentences from graphic organizer • Do not focus on • Grammar • Spelling • Mechanics
Published Example MacLachlan, P. (2004). Sarah, plain and tall. New York: HarperCollins. Personal Writing. (2007). Retrieved fromhttp://www.pearsonhighered.com/assets/hip/us/hip_us_pearsonhighered/samplechapter/0131597892.pdf
Practice Activity Students will draft a simulated letter from the graphic organizer we completed on the story of The Three Little Pigs.
Assessment Activity Students will draft a simulated letter from the graphic organizer completed from the book, Escape North! The Story of Harriet Tubman.
