Rukiya Mathis & Candice FloydRukiya Mathis & Candice FloydECED 4300BECED 4300B

Dr. Tonja RootDr. Tonja RootSpring 2007Spring 2007

55thth grade gradePen Pal LettersPen Pal Letters

Candice FloydCandice FloydECED 4300BECED 4300B

Dr. Tonja RootDr. Tonja RootSpring 2007Spring 2007

5th grade5th gradePen Pal LettersPen Pal Letters

Prewriting StagePrewriting Stage

Pen Pal LetterPen Pal Letter

Consist of five parts:Consist of five parts: addressaddress datedate greetinggreeting bodybody closureclosure

PrewritingPrewriting

This is the getting-ready to write This is the getting-ready to write stage.stage.

helps you organize thoughts and helps you organize thoughts and ideasideas

choose a topicchoose a topic Consider the following:Consider the following: functionfunction audienceaudience form form Graphic organizers help you Graphic organizers help you

brainstorm ideas.brainstorm ideas.

APA CitationsAPA Citations

Pen PalsPen Pals: From the publisher: : From the publisher: Retrieved April 13, 2007, from Retrieved April 13, 2007, from http://http://balancedassessment.conbalancedassessment.concord.org/docs/m023tr.doccord.org/docs/m023tr.doc

Root, T. (n.d.) Friendly letter Root, T. (n.d.) Friendly letter organizer. Retrieved April 13, organizer. Retrieved April 13, 2007, from2007, from http://http://coefaculty.valdosta.educoefaculty.valdosta.edu/troot/eced4300/Fri/troot/eced4300/Friendly_letter_go.docendly_letter_go.doc

Ways to use exampleWays to use example

The example is a good model The example is a good model of a pen pal letter.of a pen pal letter.

It has the main components It has the main components and structure of a letter.and structure of a letter.

The example excludes the The example excludes the address, but the content is address, but the content is appropriate for elementary appropriate for elementary students.students.

Practice ActivityPractice Activity

We will be writing to our pen pal in We will be writing to our pen pal in Cape Town, South Africa.Cape Town, South Africa.

We will complete a graphic We will complete a graphic organizer as a class to generate organizer as a class to generate ideas for our class pen pal letter.ideas for our class pen pal letter.

Students will include:Students will include: address address date date greetinggreeting feelings and interestsfeelings and interests questionsquestions

Rukiya MathisRukiya MathisECED 4300BECED 4300B

Dr. Tonja RootDr. Tonja Root Spring 2007 Spring 2007

55thth grade gradePen PalPen Pal

DraftingDrafting

Pen Pal LetterPen Pal Letter

Consist of five parts:Consist of five parts: addressaddress datedate greetinggreeting bodybody closureclosure

Drafting Drafting

Drafting is forming ideas into Drafting is forming ideas into complete sentences. complete sentences.

Label the draft “Sloppy Copy”.Label the draft “Sloppy Copy”. Skip every other line to leave Skip every other line to leave

space for revisions.space for revisions. Do not worry about Do not worry about

punctuation, correct spelling, punctuation, correct spelling, and neatness.and neatness.

APA CitationsAPA Citations

Pen PalsPen Pals: From the publisher: : From the publisher: Retrieved April 13, 2007, from Retrieved April 13, 2007, from

http://http://balancedassessment.conbalancedassessment.concord.org/docs/m023tr.doccord.org/docs/m023tr.doc

Ways to use exampleWays to use example

The example is a good model The example is a good model of a pen pal letter.of a pen pal letter.

It corresponds with the first It corresponds with the first example.example.

This is a good way for the This is a good way for the students to see how to initiate students to see how to initiate and respond to a pen pal and respond to a pen pal letter.letter.

Practice ActivityPractice Activity

As a class, we will complete a As a class, we will complete a written draft of a pen pal written draft of a pen pal letter.letter.

We will use our prewriting We will use our prewriting graphic organizer to help graphic organizer to help develop our draft.develop our draft.