1. LINDSEY FRAZIER AND JESSIE CALAWAY ECED 4300 B DR
LINDSEY FRAZIER AND JESSIE CALAWAY ECED 4300 B DR. TONJA ROOT FALL 2007 GRADE 4 PEN PAL LETTERS Frazier, L. and Calaway, J. (2007). Pen pal letters. PowerPoint presentation, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA

2. Lindsey Frazier ECED 4300 B Dr. Root Fall 07 Grade 4 Pen Pal Letters
Prewriting
GPS: ELA5W1. 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
a. Selects a focus, organizational structure, and a point of view based on purpose, genre expectations, audience, length, and format requirements.
PLO: The students will complete a graphic organizer for writing a pen pal letter.
Frazier, L. and Calaway, J. (2007). Pen pal letters. PowerPoint presentation, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA

3. Form of Writing: Pen Pal Letters
Pen pal writing is a form of letter writing between people from different places .
Most pen pals send handwritten letters through the mail but some communicate by .
In pen pal letters, the writer shares information about their family, their interests, their age, name, grade, where they are from, etc.
The writer may also ask questions in order to find information about who they are corresponding with.
Frazier, L. and Calaway, J. (2007). Pen pal letters. PowerPoint presentation, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA

4. Stage of Writing: Prewriting
Prewriting is the first stage in the writing process.
In prewriting, the writer jots down ideas by brainstorming or completing graphic organizers.
These ideas are not written in complete sentences, but in words and phrases.
You can brainstorm or use a graphic organizer during prewriting to organize your ideas and thoughts before drafting your pen pal letter.
Frazier, L. and Calaway, J. (2007). Pen pal letters. PowerPoint presentation, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA

5. APA CITATION
(2007). Pen pal place. Retrieved Novemeber 14, 2007, from In2Books Web site: _c0.aspx#
(2007). Pen pal place. Retrieved Novemeber 14, 2007, from In2Books Web site: spx?sample_url=images/samples/letter_c0_s tudent_5.gif
Root, T. The writing process: prewriting and beyond. PowerPoint presentation, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA
Frazier, L. and Calaway, J. (2007). Pen pal letters. PowerPoint presentation, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA

6. Frazier, L. and Calaway, J. (2007). Pen pal letters
Frazier, L. and Calaway, J. (2007). Pen pal letters. PowerPoint presentation, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA

7. Frazier, L. and Calaway, J. (2007). Pen pal letters
Frazier, L. and Calaway, J. (2007). Pen pal letters. PowerPoint presentation, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA

8. Practice Activity
The teacher will assist the class in completing a graphic organizer for writing a pen pal letter.
As guided practice, the class will complete all sections using the think aloud method by writing some of the teacher’s ideas and some of the student’s ideas.
The teacher will have the organizer on the overhead projector, and she will fill in the organizer with information using words and phrases. The teacher will remind the students not to write in complete sentences.
Frazier, L. and Calaway, J. (2007). Pen pal letters. PowerPoint presentation, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA

9. Assessment Activity
Students will complete a graphic organizer with information they will include in their pen pal letter.
They will write ideas using words and phrases for each of the topics on the organizer. The students will not write complete sentences.
The students will complete all sections of the organizer.
Frazier, L. and Calaway, J. (2007). Pen pal letters. PowerPoint presentation, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA

10. Jessie Calaway ECED 4300 B Dr. Root Fall 07 Grade 4 Pen Pal Letters
Drafting
GPS: ELA5W1. 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
b. Writes texts of a length appropriate to address the topic or tell the story.
PLO: The students will complete a draft of a pen pal letter using a graphic organizer.
Frazier, L. and Calaway, J. (2007). Pen pal letters. PowerPoint presentation, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA

11. FORM OF WRITING: Pen Pal Letters
Pen pal writing is a form of letter writing between people from different places .
Most pen pals send handwritten letters through the mail but some communicate by .
In pen pal letters, the writer shares information about their family, their interests, their age, name, grade, where they are from, etc.
The writer may also ask questions in order to find information about who they are corresponding with.
Frazier, L. and Calaway, J. (2007). Pen pal letters. PowerPoint presentation, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA

12. STAGE OF WRITING:DRAFTING
Drafting is the second stage in the writing process.
In drafting, the writer uses the graphic organizer from the prewriting stage to form complete sentences.
Each box in the graphic organizer will turn into a paragraph.
Do not worry about spelling or neatness because during this stage, the most important part is getting down the content.
When you are finished, label this, “sloppy copy”.
Frazier, L. and Calaway, J. (2007). Pen pal letters. PowerPoint presentation, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA

13. Practice Activity
As guided practice, the teacher will have the graphic organizer on the overhead so the class can see the process of turning the graphic organizer into a draft of a pen pal letter.
The teacher will use the think aloud method as she begins to form sentences from the information on the graphic organizer.
As a class, the teacher will call on students to make complete sentences using information from the graphic organizer.
Frazier, L. and Calaway, J. (2007). Pen pal letters. PowerPoint presentation, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA

14. Assessment Activity
Students will complete a draft of a pen pal letter using the graphic organizer.
They will write in complete sentences.
The content is the most important part, do not worry about grammar or punctuation.
The students will complete three paragraphs (one for each box of the graphic organizer).
Frazier, L. and Calaway, J. (2007). Pen pal letters. PowerPoint presentation, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA