1. Smith, M. & Wetherington, K. (2009) Pen Pal Letters. Unpublished Powerpoint. Valdosta State University. Valdosta, GA.

2.  GPS : ELA2W1 The student demonstrates competency in the writing process.  d. Begins to create graphic features (charts, tables, graphs).  PLO: The students will write their ideas for a pen pal letter in a graphic organizer. Smith, M. & Wetherington, K. (2009) Pen Pal Letters. Unpublished Powerpoint. Valdosta State University. Valdosta, GA.

3.  Pen Pal –someone in another state or country  Purpose –keep in touch, learn about another community, state or region  Include -address, opening, body (interest, your environment, questions), closing, signature. Smith, M. & Wetherington, K. (2009) Pen Pal Letters. Unpublished Powerpoint. Valdosta State University. Valdosta, GA.

4.  Think of what you want to say  Putting ideas on paper  Determine the purpose(why am I writing), topic(what am I writing about), audience(who am I writing this for).  Complete a graphic organize r Smith, M. & Wetherington, K. (2009) Pen Pal Letters. Unpublished Powerpoint. Valdosta State University. Valdosta, GA.

5. Storytelling. Retrieved on April 6, 2009 from edHelper.com http://edhelper.com/teachers/graphic_organizers.htm

6.  January 31, 2006   Dear Pen Pal,   My name is Teresa and I live in Mt. Shasta, California. I am a girl and I am twelve years old. I live in a house with my mother and two sisters, ages 6 and 2. I go to Sisson Elementary School and I am in 7 th grade. My favorite part about school is our reading. I love to read especially books about horses. I like to play sports like soccer and tennis. When I grow up I want to be a teacher.   What is it like in your town? What do you do for fun? Please  tell me about yourself. Do you have access to e-mail?   I hope to hear from you soon.   Sincerely,   Teresa B. Happy   Teresa’s Pen Pal Letter (2006). Retrieved April 6, 2009, from Project 1: Pen-Pal Letter Web site: http://clubs.ca4h.org/siskiyou/strawberryvalley/Uganda_penpal/Project1.htmProject 1: Pen-Pal Smith, M. & Wetherington, K. (2009) Pen Pal Letters. Unpublished Powerpoint. Valdosta State University. Valdosta, GA.

7.  Write to our friend Jake from California  Complete the graphic organizer as a class  Will help us organize our ideas  Provide us with information Smith, M. & Wetherington, K. (2009) Pen Pal Letters. Unpublished Powerpoint. Valdosta State University. Valdosta, GA.

8.  Students will complete a graphic organizer independently  Graphic organizer should be filled in completely  Information should not be in complete sentences Smith, M. & Wetherington, K. (2009) Pen Pal Letters. Unpublished Powerpoint. Valdosta State University. Valdosta, GA.

9.  GPS - ELA2W1 The student demonstrates competency in the writing process. The student  i. Uses planning ideas to produce a rough draft.  PLO – The students will construct a draft of a pen pal letter using their graphic organizers. Smith, M. & Wetherington, K. (2009) Pen Pal Letters. Unpublished Powerpoint. Valdosta State University. Valdosta, GA.

10.  Pen pal – a person in another state or country  Purpose – keep in touch with others who live far away, learn about another community, state or region  Information to include- name of pen pal (use pen pal if name is not known), address, body(interest, your environment, questions for response), closing, signature Smith, M. & Wetherington, K. (2009) Pen Pal Letters. Unpublished Powerpoint. Valdosta State University. Valdosta, GA.

11.  Get ideas from your graphic organizer  Skip lines if using notebook paper  Write in complete sentences  Follow format (if given)  Spelling and punctuation will be corrected later Smith, M. & Wetherington, K. (2009) Pen Pal Letters. Unpublished Powerpoint. Valdosta State University. Valdosta, GA.

13.  Ariana’sPen Pal Letter(2004). Pen Pal Letters 2003. Retrieved April 5, 2009, from Gambia Help Web site: http://www.gambiahelp.org/Images/p enpal_gallery_2003/index.htm Smith, M. & Wetherington, K. (2009) Pen Pal Letters. Unpublished Powerpoint. Valdosta State University. Valdosta, GA.

15.  As a class draft a pen pal letter from our graphic organizer we completed  Use complete sentences  Follow format given Smith, M. & Wetherington, K. (2009) Pen Pal Letters. Unpublished Powerpoint. Valdosta State University. Valdosta, GA.

16.  Independently draft a pen pal letter  Use your graphic organizer for ideas  Use the paper provided for you  Use complete sentences Smith, M. & Wetherington, K. (2009) Pen Pal Letters. Unpublished Powerpoint. Valdosta State University. Valdosta, GA.