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Crysti Burnette & Jordan Cayton
ECED 4300 C
Dr. Tonja Root
Spring 2008
Grade Level: 4th grade
Pen Pal Letters
Jordan Cayton
Stage of writing: Prewriting
GPS: ELA4W4. The student consistently uses a writing process to develop, revise,
and evaluate writing. The studenta. Plans and drafts independently and
resourcefully.
PLO: Students will prewrite effectively through creating a pen pal letter.
Crysti Burnette
Stage of writing: Drafting
GPS: ELA4W4. The student consistently uses a writing process to develop, revise,
and evaluate writing. The studenta. Plans and drafts independently and
resourcefully.
PLO: Students will draft effectively through creating a pen pal letter.
GPS: ELA4W4. The student consistently uses a writing process to develop, revise, and evaluate writing. The studentb. Revises selected drafts to improve coherence and progression by adding, deleting, consolidating, and rearranging
text.
PLO: Students will revise through adding, changing, deleting, and rearranging their pen pal letters.
Stage of writing: Revising
GPS: ELA4W4. The student consistently uses a writing process to develop, revise, and evaluate writing. The studentc. Edits to correct errors in spelling, punctuation, etc.
PLO: Students will edit their pen pal letters using a checklist of mechanics.
Stage of writing: Editing
Form of Writing: Pen Pal Letters
•Writing letters•important skill to learn and maintain•necessary later in life
•Introducing pen pal letters •allows students to practice the writing process•communicate with a friend
•Fourth graders •write with a purpose•learning about different topics of interest•developing their own likes and dislikes
Title: A Third Grader’s Cluster and Pen Pal Letter
Author: Allison
Tompkins, G.E. (2005). Language arts: Patterns of practice. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Merrill Prentice Hall.
Pen Pal Letter Citations
Title: Pen Pal Program, between Minnesotan and Kambi student via e-mail
Author: Francis
Mwaura, R. M. (2006). Pen pal program. Retrieved April 11, 2008, from Kambi Primary School Web site:
www.kambiprimaryschool.net/images/l1MaryKeith.jpg
Stage of Writing: Prewriting
During this stage of writing, you are:
•getting your thoughts together
•thinking about areas and topics
•putting them on paper
•determining the form, purpose or function, topic, audience, and graphic organizer
Prewriting Practice ActivityShared Pen Activity:
•you will come to the front of the room to the flip chart
•you will help fill out the graphic organizer
•you will write:
•2 things about you, 1 thing that is new, 1 thing about school, 1 thing about your family, 1 hobby, and 2 questions
•we will post this paper on the board for the next stage of writing, drafting
Prewriting Assessment Activity
•you will be given the graphic organizer
•you will fill out the graphic organizer
•use your prewriting organizer to make complete sentences
•consider the audience, form, and criteria
•you will need to include:
•2 things about you, 1 thing that is new, 1 thing about school, 1 thing about your family, 1
hobby, and 2 questions
Topics:
The Building Blocks for Prewriting a Pen Pal Letter
School: School:
School:
Hobby:
Question:Question:
Something about me:
Something new:
Form:
Purpose or function:
Audience:
Topics:
The Building Blocks for Prewriting a Pen Pal Letter
Something about me:
Something about me:
Something about my family:
Hobby:
Question:Question:
Something about School
Something new:
Cayton, J. (2008). The building blocks for prewriting.
Prewriting
Form: Pen Pal Letter
Purpose or function: To write a letter informing, and/or entertaining my pen pal.
Audience: My pen pal, Sally
Topics:
The Building Blocks for Prewriting a Pen Pal Letter
Cayton, J. (2008). The building blocks for prewriting.
Topics: Something about me:
Something about me:
Something about my family:
Hobby:
Question:Question:
Something about School
Something new:
Blonde hairGlasses
Baseball
Like chocolate and playing with friends
Braces on teeth
Good at math 1 Sister
Like to do? Favorite things?
Prewriting
In this prewriting graphic organizer, we:
•filled out brief information that will help us to remember what we want to talk about
•who we are writing to
•why we are writing
Stage of Writing: Drafting
During this stage of writing, you are:
•using the prewriting stage’s graphic organizer as a guide
•writing down ideas into complete sentences
•using the “Building a Pen Pal Letter” graphic organizer
•not worrying about spelling or grammar
Draft Practice Activity
Shared Pen Activity:
•you will come to the flip board
•you will help fill out the drafting graphic organizer
•“Building a Pen Pal Letter”
•use your collective prewriting graphic organizer
•to include all everything needed for the draft
•focus on writing your ideas into sentences, not on mechanics
Drafting Assessment Activity
•you will use the “Building a Pen Pal Letter” graphic organizer
•use your prewriting graphic organizer to include everything needed for the draft
•focus on writing your ideas into sentences, not on mechanics
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Drafting
Parker, C.E. (2007). 30 graphic organizers with lessons and transparencies. Huntington Beach, CA: Shell Educational Publishing.
DraftingIn this drafting graphic organizer, we:
•used our prewriting organizer
•wrote in complete sentences
•did not worry about mechanics
Stage of Writing: Revising
During this stage of writing, you are:
•revising your pen pal letters
•paying close attention to content
•adding, deleting, changing, or rearranging your draft
Revising Practice ActivityShared Pen Activity:
•you will help make revisions
•look at the content of the pen pal letter
•add, change, move, or delete information
•consider the requirements made in the prewriting organizer
•focus on revising the content, not changing the grammatical errors
Revising Assessment Activity
•you will make revisions to your draft
•look at the content of the pen pal letter
•add, change, move, or delete information
•consider the requirements made in the prewriting organizer
•focus on revising the content, not changing the grammatical errors
Parker, C. E. (2007). 30 graphic organizers with lessons and transparencies. Huntington Beach, CA: Shell Educational Publishing.
Revising
Parker, C. E. (2007). 30 graphic organizers with lessons and transparencies. Huntington Beach, CA: Shell Educational Publishing.
RevisingGood Job!
You have more than 2 things about yourself
and your hobby!
Add something about your family. move question here
Good, there are two questions and something about school!
Add something new.
Change your closing to ‘hope to hear from you soon’.
We need to:•Read over the draft•Make comments
•Green = good •Yellow = add or move•Red = delete or change
Stage of Writing: Editing
During this stage of writing, you are:
•editing your pen pal letters
•paying close attention to mechanics
•grammar, spelling, punctuation, and letter formation
•making use of proofreader’s marks
Editing Practice Activity
Shared Pen Activity:
•you will help edit the class pen pal letter
•read the letter word-by-word
•to find spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and paragraph formation
•use proofreader’s marks
•you will come up to the letter use the symbols
•you will be lead through the editor’s checklist
Editing Assessment Activity
•you will edit your pen pal letter
•read the letter word-by-word
•to find spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and paragraph formation
•use proofreader’s marks
•use the editor’s checklist
Editing
My name is Christi. I have blonde
hair and glasses. I just got braces!
I have one sibling. Her name is
charlotte. I like to play
outside with my friends and eat
chocolate! What do you like to do?
I am really good at math and
playing baseball. What are some of
your favorite thins? Hope to hear from you soon, Christi
We need to: •read over it looking for mistakes •use the symbols below
My name is Christi. I have blonde
hair and glasses. I just got braces
I have one sibling. Her name is
charlotte. I like to play
outside with my friends and eat
chocolate! What do you like to do?
I am really good at math and
playing baseball. What are some of
your favoritethings? Hope to hear from you soon, Christi
EditingWe need to:•use the editor’s checklist
Editor’s Checklist:All the words are spelled correctly.The first line of each new paragraph is indented.The first word in all sentences starts with a capital letter.Proper nouns that name a specific person, place, or thing have been capitalized.Each sentence ends with a punctuation mark.Commas are used in any series of three or more things (apples, oranges, and pears).Commas connect the parts of compound sentences.I reread the document carefully for all errors.
My name is Christi. I have blonde
hair and glasses. I just got braces
I have one sibling. Her name is
charlotte. I like to play
outside with my friends and eat
chocolate! What do you like to do?
I am really good at math and
playing baseball. What are some of
your favoritethings? Hope to hear from you soon, Christi
Helpful Links
http://www.pen-pal.com/
http://www.stonesoup.com/links/penpal/
http://www.studentsoftheworld.info/