1. Pen Pal Letters Amanda Bish and Amy Bennett ECED 4300 B Dr. Tonja Root Spring 2009 4 th Grade

2. Prewriting Georgia Performance Standard 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. Amanda Bish

3. Prewriting Primary Learning Outcome Primary Learning Outcome –Students will plan a pen pal letter using a graphic organizer. Amanda Bish

4. Pen Pal Letters Pen Pal- someone you get to know through writing friendly letters Pen Pal- someone you get to know through writing friendly letters Tell about yourself Tell about yourself Ask specific questions Ask specific questions

5. Prewriting Things to include: Things to include: –Personal information (name, age, where you live, grade/ school, family/pets) –Interests and Hobbies –Specific Questions

6. Prewriting Organize thoughts Organize thoughts No complete sentences No complete sentences Mistakes are okay Mistakes are okay

7. Planning a Pen Pal Letter Name ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________Age Where you live ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________Grade/School Family Pets Interests and Hobbies ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ Likes and Dislikes ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ Questions for Pen Pal ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ Bish, A. (2009). Planning a Pen Pal Letter. Unpublished graphic organizer, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA.

8. Dear Pen Pal, My name is Sally Johnson. I am an 8 year old girl from Tampa, Florida, U.S.A. I like riding my bike, playing ball, and playing outside with my friends. I am in the third grade and there are 22 children in my class. Our class learns about math and spelling in school. I would like to know some things about you! Where do you live? What kind of things do you learn in school? I can’t wait to hear from you! Sincerely, Sally Sample Letters. Retrieved March 27, 2009, from Hope Wave Web site: http://www.hopewave.org/Sample_Letters.html

9. Practice Activity Plan a pen pal letter to another 4 th grade class Plan a pen pal letter to another 4 th grade class Describe our class Describe our class –Students  Boys and girls  Interests/ Likes and Dislikes –Teacher –Subjects we learn

10. Assessment Activity Use graphic organizer to plan a pen pal letter Use graphic organizer to plan a pen pal letter

11. Drafting Georgia Performance Standard 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. Amy Bennett

12. Drafting Primary Learning Outcome Primary Learning Outcome –Students will draft a pen pal letter using a graphic organizer. Amy Bennett

13. Pen Pal Letters Pen Pal- someone you get to know through writing friendly letters Pen Pal- someone you get to know through writing friendly letters Tell about yourself Tell about yourself Ask specific questions Ask specific questions

14. Drafting Name the reader (Greeting) Name the reader (Greeting) Introduce yourself Introduce yourself Keep reader interested (Body) Keep reader interested (Body) Ask related questions Ask related questions Close the letter (Closing) Close the letter (Closing) Sign your name Sign your name

15. Drafting a Pen Pal Letter ____________________(Greeting and name) (Body)______________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ ________________________ ________________________(Closing and signature) Bennett, A. 2009. Drafting a Pen Pal Letter. Unpublished graphic organizer, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA.

16. Kambi Primary School. Retrieved April 6, 2009, from Kambi Primary School Renovation Project Web site: http://www.kambiprimaryschool.net/penpals.htm

17. Practice Activity Use Prewriting Graphic organizer Use Prewriting Graphic organizer Form ideas into sentences Form ideas into sentences Use shared writing with interactive pen technique Use shared writing with interactive pen technique

18. Assessment Activity Use graphic organizer to write a draft of a pen pal letter Use graphic organizer to write a draft of a pen pal letter