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PREWRITING STAGE

PEN PAL LETTERS

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STAGE OF WRITING: PREWRITING STAGE

• GEORGIA PERFORMANCE STANDARD: ELA4W1 The student produces writing that establishes an appropriate organizational structure, sets a context and engages the reader, maintains a coherent focus throughout, and signals a satisfying closure. The student

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STAGE OF WRITING: PREWRITING STAGE

• GEORGIA PERFORMANCE STANDARD: ELA4W1 a. Selects a focus, an organizational structure, and a point of view based on purpose, genre expectations, audience, length, and format requirements.

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STAGE OF WRITING: PREWRITING STAGE

• PRIMARY LEARNING OUTCOME: Each student will plan a pen pal letter by completing a graphic organizer.

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FORM OF WRITING

PEN PAL LETTERS● Friendly letters

● Audience varies

● Writing to gather information and ask questions

● Describe: Facts, family members, interests, and events

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STAGE OF WRITING

PREWRITING STAGE● Decide: audience

● Purpose of the writing

● Graphic Organizer

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GRAPHIC ORGANIZERPEN PAL LETTER: PREWRITING

STAGE

Crosby, H. (2011). Pen pal: Prewriting stage. Unpublished graphic organizer, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA.

Just the Facts

I am ______ years old.

I am in the ______ grade.

My birthday is _____________.

The members in my family are

___________________________________

___________________________________

___________________________________

___

Favorite Things

Subject: _________________________

Food: __________________________

Sport: __________________________

Color: __________________________

Song: __________________________

Movie: _________________________

Book: __________________________

My nickname is

Questions I want to ask:

1.

2.

3.

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PUBLISHED EXAMPLE

PEN PAL LETTER

(2007). Friendly letter writing examples [Friendly letter]. Retrieved March 31, 2011 from http://etlc. wtuc.edu.tw/quiz/l 1.jpg

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PRACTICE ACTIVITYPEN PAL LETTER: PREWRITING

STAGE

● Complete graphic organizer as a class

● Graphic Organizer: - Contains info about the

class - Will use to write a letter

to another 4th grade class

th

grade

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ASSESSMENT ACTIVITYPEN PAL LETTER: PREWRITING

STAGE

● Complete graphic organizer individually

● Will use to compose pen pal letter to another 4th grade student

th

grade

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DRAFTING STAGE

PEN PAL LETTERS

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STAGE OF WRITING: DRAFTING STAGE

• GEORGIA PERFORMANCE STANDARD: ELA4W4 The student consistently uses a writing process to develop, revise, and evaluate writing. The student a. Plans and drafts independently and resourcefully.

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STAGE OF WRITING: DRAFTING STAGE

• PRIMARY LEARNING OUTCOME: Each student will draft a pen pal letter using a graphic organizer.

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FORM OF WRITING

PEN PAL LETTERS● Get to know another person (anywhere in the world)

● Share and learn personal information

● Write back-and-forth

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FORM OF WRITING

PEN PAL LETTERS● Format

- Return address

- Greeting- Body- Closing

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FORM OF WRITING

PEN PAL LETTERS● RETURN ADDRESS & DATE

● GREETING: Identify the reader

● BODY: Personal info & questions

● CLOSING: Final statement - Sign your name

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STAGE OF WRITING

DRAFTING STAGE● Ideas from graphic organizer sentences

● Skip every other line- Mark with an “X”

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● Complete sentences in body

● Add details

● Perfect

● Spelling and neatness

STAGE OF WRITING

DRAFTING STAGE

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GRAPHIC ORGANIZERPEN PAL LETTER: DRAFTING

STAGEStreet

City, State ZIP

Date

,

Closing

Signature

, (Greeting)

McRee, K. (2011). Pen pal: Drafting stage. Unpublished graphic organizer, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA.

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PUBLISHED EXAMPLE

PEN PAL LETTER

Sample friendly letter [Friendly letter]. (2004). Retrieved March 31, 2011 from http://www.letterwritingguide.com/samplefriendlyletter.htm

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PRACTICE ACTIVITYPEN PAL LETTER: DRAFTING

STAGE

● Complete pen pal letter draft as a class

- Letter to another 4th grade class

● Includes class info- From graphic organizer (Prewriting)

th

grade

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ASSESSMENT ACTIVITYPEN PAL LETTER: DRAFTING

STAGE

● Complete pen pal letter draft individually

- Letter to another 4th grade student

● Use graphic organizer

th

grade

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REFERENCESCrosby, H. (2011). Pen pal: Prewriting stage. Unpublished graphic organizer,

Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA.

(2007). Friendly letter writing examples [Friendly letter]. Retrieved March 31, 2011 from http://etlc.wtuc.edu.tw/quiz/l1.jpg

(2006). Grade four English language arts standards. Georgia Department of Education. Retrieved April 3, 2011 from https://www.georgiastandards.

org/standards/Georgia%20Performance%20Standards/Grade- Four.pdf

McRee, K. (2011). Pen pal: Drafting stage. Unpublished graphic organizer,

Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA.

(2004). Sample friendly letter [Friendly letter]. Retrieved March 31, 2011 from http://www.letterwritingguide.com/samplefriendlyletter.htm

Tompkins, G. E. (2009). Language arts: Patterns of practice (7th ed.). Upper Saddle River: Pearson Education, Inc.

* All Clip Art from Microsoft PowerPoint Clip Art Database

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