1. Emanuel Torralba & Christine Brigmond4300-ADr. Tonja RootGrade Level 3rd gradeSpecific form of writing Friendly Letter Torralba E., & Bringmond C., 4300-A, Friendly Letter Presentation, Fall/2007

2. Emanuel Torralba, 4300-A, Dr. Tonja Root, Fall/2007Grade level 3rd gradeSpecific form of writingFriendly letterStage of writing Prewriting Stage Torralba E., & Brigmond C., 4300-A, Friendly Letter Presentation, Fall/2007

3. GPS ELA3W1 The student demonstrates competency in the writing process. The student c. Writes text of a length appropriate to address the topic or tell the story.m. Prewrites to generate ideas, develops a rough draft,rereads to revise,andedits to correct. PLO The student will complete a graphic organizer during prewriting to use later in the drafting stage during the writing process. Torralba E., & Bringmond C., 4300-A, Friendly Letter Presentation, Fall/2007

4. Form of WritingFriendly Letter What is a friendly letter? -letter you write to your friend -you give information about you -asks questions about how your friend is doing -as a closing line, most include the following phrases: Love, Yours truly, Torralba E., & Bringmond C., 4300-A, Friendly Letter Presentation, Fall/2007

5. Stage of WritingPrewriting Stage What is prewriting? -1st of the five stages in the writing process -prewriting plan -put/jot your thoughts on paper -use words or phrases -do not write complete sentences -do not worry about spelling, punctuation, grammar Torralba E., & Brigmond C., 4300-A, Friendly Letter Presentation, Fall/2007

6. APA citation McGillicuddy, P., & Powell, A., (n.d.). McGillicuddy and Powell Class Page: English and Spelling: Friendly Letter Format. Retrieved November 17, 2007, from http://www.chebeague.org/powellmcgillic ddy/socialstudieslinks/penpal/letterformat. html Torralba E., & Brigmond C., 4300-A, Friendly Letter Presentation, Fall/2007

7. Show & Explain Model http://www.chebeague.org/powellmcgillicuddy/socialstudieslinks/penpal/letterformat.html Torralba E., & Bringmond C., 4300-A, Friendly Letter Presentation, Fall/2007

8. Practice Activity Board activity -all students get to participate equally -the teacher models what is expected from the students Smart board activity -a copy of the original organizer can be use -share pen -collaborative work Torralba E., & Brigmond C., 4300-A, Friendly Letter Presentation, Fall/2007

9. Assessment Activity -A copy of the friendly letter format will be needed for each student. -After the teacher models how to complete a blank friendly letter format, the students will fill out a format individually. -PLO: The student will complete a graphic organizer during prewriting stage to use later in the drafting stage during the writing process. Torralba E., & Brigmond C., 4300-A, Friendly Letter Presentation, Fall/2007

10. Christine Brigmond, 4300-A, Dr. Tonja Root, Fall/2007 Grade level 3rd grade Specific form of writing Friendly letter Stage of writing Drafting Stage Torralba E., & Brigmond C., 4300-A, Friendly Letter Presentation, Fall/2007

11. GPS • ELA3W1 The student demonstrates competency in the writing process. The student • M. Pre writes to generate ideas, develops a rough draft, rereads to revise, and edits to correct. PLO: The student will complete a draft of their friendly letter to use later on in the revising stage. Torralba E., & Brigmond C., 4300-A, Friendly Letter Presentation, Fall/2007

12. Form of Writing • Friendly Letter: • What is a friendly letter? • a letter that one writes to give information about oneself • it is usually written to a friend • questions are asked in the letter about how the person is doing • the closing of the letter ends in love, yours truly, etc Torralba E., & Brigmond C., 4300-A, Friendly Letter Presentation, Fall/2007

13. Stage of WritingDrafting Stage • What is the Drafting stage? • Drafting is forming ideas into complete sentences using the pre-writing graphic organizer. • The main focus is getting down the content of writing. • The emphasize is not on correct spelling and neatness. • Provide support, encouragement, and feedback for ideas and problems Torralba E., & Brigmond C., 4300-A, Friendly Letter Presentation, Fall/2007

14. APA Citation (2003). Letter Generator. Retrieved November 18, 2007, from ReadWriteThink: Student Materials: Letter Generators Web site: http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/letter_generator/ Stein, S. (2006). Practice writing a friendly letter. Retrieved November 18, 2007, from Tooter4Kids Web site: http://www.tooter4kids.com/classroom/practice_a_friendly_letter.htm Torralba E., & Bringmond C., 4300-A, Friendly Letter Presentation, Fall/2007

15. Show & Explain Model http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/letter_generator/ Torralba E., & Brigmond C., 4300-A, Friendly Letter Presentation, Fall/2007

16. Practice Activity • Group Collaboration • I will have the students in groups of two partner on the computer with the website that I found and form a friendly letter with the format provided. Torralba E., & Brigmond C., 4300-A, Friendly Letter Presentation, Fall/2007

17. Assessment They will use the copy of the interactive letter they produced to draft their friendly letter. The teacher will provide a blank friendly letter format for the student to complete their letters on. -PLO: The student will complete a draft of their friendly letter to use later on in the revising stage. http://www.tooter4kids.com/classroom/practice_a_friendly_letter.htm Torralba E., & Brigmond C., 4300-A, Friendly Letter Presentation, Fall/2007