Friendly Letter Grade:

Abbey Lippert and Amber WashingtonECED 4300 A Spring 2010Dr. Tonja RootFriendly LetterGrade: 2Amber WashingtonPrewriting and Drafting ELA2W1The student demonstrates competency in the writing process. The studentd. begins to create graphic features (charts, tables, graphs).i. uses planning ideas to produce a rough draftPLOThe student will complete a graphic organizer for a friendly letter.

Friendly Letterinformal lettercommunicate

PrewritingBefore writing sloppy copyIdeas before writingNo complete sentencesDetermine purpose and audience

Citation for Published ExampleFriendly letter example. (2010). Retrieved April 5, 2010 from http://eliot.needham.k12.ma.us/technology/lessons/internet_activities/g5/letter_fr.html 25 Central Ave. Needham, MA 02494 October 15, 2004

Dear Mom, Im sending you this friendly letter to tell you how much fun Im having at my friends house. Were having a blast! Yesterday we went to the beach. Guess what? I learned how to swim underwater! I was so excited. I cant wait to show you. I kept diving under and finding shells in the sane. Im bringing them home to you. Tomorrow were going to a baseball game.I miss you and the rest of the family but I know Ill be home in a few days. Ill tell you all my adventures then. Give everyone a big hug and kiss for me!

Love,Sarah

Friendly Letter Graphic OrganizerWhat is your address? ______________________________________(Your street number, street name, & apartment number (if living in an apartment))______________________________________(Your city, state, and zip code)

______________________________(Todays date)Who will get your letter?___________________________(Greeting)

What can you tell that person about your friends and family?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

BodyWhat does that person want to know about what you have been doing and how you feel? _________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

_________________________________________________

What can you ask about that persons life?

___________________________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________(Closing)_____________________(Your signature)

Root, T. (n.d.). Friendly letter graphic organizer. Retrieved April 1, 2010, from http://coefaculty.valdosta.edu/troot/eced4300/Graphic%20Organizers.htm

Practice ActivityAs a class, 2nd graders will complete a graphic organizer for a friendly letter.Assessment Activity2nd Graders will complete a graphic organizer for a friendly letter to send to a friend or family member.Abbey LippertDrafting ELA2W1The student demonstrates competency in the writing process. The studenti. uses planning ideas to produce a rough draft

PLOThe students will complete a draft of a friendly letter using their graphic organizer.Friendly LetterInformal lettercommunicateDraftingSpelling not importantForm complete sentences from ideas on the graphic organizerSkip every other lineMark lines skipped with an XLabel rough draftCitation for Published ExampleSample friendly letter. (2010). Retrieved April 5, 2010 from http://www.letterwritingguide.com/samplefriendlyletter.htm506 Country LaneNorth Baysville, CA 53286December 16, 2004 Dear Susan, It feels like such a long time since the last time I saw you. I know it's only been several weeks since I saw you. So far my summer has been great! I spend my all my weekends at the beach. I am getting a nice tan and you can no longer say I am paler than you. I have been playing lots of volleyball, surfing and building a nice collection of sea shells. Just this past weekend I took second place in a sandcastle building contest! On the weekdays I work. I drive an ice cream truck around and sell ice cream to the kids. It is so cool. It is a combination of the two things I love most, ice cream and kids. The pay isn't too great but I love the job so much. I hope the summer's been going well for you too. There's only a month and a half left in summer vacation and after that it's back to school. Would you like to meet up some time to before school starts?

Your friend, Signature

P.S. John Austin says hi.

Practice ActivityAs a class,2nd graders will complete a draft of a friendly letter using the graphic organizer completed as a class.Assessment Activity Students will complete a draft of a friendly letter using the graphic organizer that they have already completed.Abbey LippertRevising and Editing Stage ELA2W1 The student begins to demonstrate competency in the writing process. The student j. Rereads writing to self and others, revises to add details, and edits to make corrections.

PLOWith a pen, students will revise and edit their draft by changing, rearranging, deleting, and adding details and check spelling, grammar, and punctuation.Revising and EditingRead word by wordRevising: delete, add, change, and rearrangeEditing: punctuation, spelling, capitalization, grammarPractice Activity2nd Grade class will revise and edit a sample friendly letter using an interactive board.Assessment Activity2nd Grade ClassRevise friendly letter using blue penEdit friendly letter using red pen