Holly Camp Michelle Hawkins ECED 4300 C Dr. Tonja Root Spring, 2009 3 rd Grade Pen Pal Letters

1. Holly CampMichelle HawkinsECED 4300 CDr. Tonja RootSpring, 20093rd GradePen Pal Letters Michelle Hawkins & Holly Camp, Pen Pal Letters, ECED 4300 C

2. Holly Camp Michelle Hawkins & Holly Camp, Pen Pal Letters, ECED 4300 C Prewriting: GPS: ELA3W1 The student demonstrates competency in the writing process. The student b. Begins to select a focus and an organizational pattern based on purpose, genre, expectations, audience, and length. PLO: Students will complete a graphic organizer.

3. Form of Writing: Pen Pal Letters • Letter to a new friend. • Usually located in an another geographic area. • Letters include: • Heading • Salutation • Body • Closing • Signature Michelle Hawkins & Holly Camp, Pen Pal Letters, ECED 4300 C

4. Stage of Writing: Prewriting • Brainstorm • Complete graphic organizer • Ask questions Michelle Hawkins & Holly Camp, Pen Pal Letters, ECED 4300 C

5. Graphic Organizer Pen Pal Letter Michelle Hawkins & Holly Camp, Pen Pal Letters, ECED 4300 C

6. APA Citation • Camp, Holly. (2009). Pen pal letter graphic organizer. Unpublished Graphic Organizer, Valdosta State University. Michelle Hawkins & Holly Camp, Pen Pal Letters, ECED 4300 C

7. Published Example • 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 7th 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 Michelle Hawkins & Holly Camp, Pen Pal Letters, ECED 4300 C

8. APA Citation: • Project 1: Pen-Pal Letter. (n.d.). Retrieved April 6, 2009, from http://clubs.ca4h.org/siskiyou/strawberryvalley Uganda_penpal/Project1.htm Michelle Hawkins & Holly Camp, Pen Pal Letters, ECED 4300 C

9. Practice Activity • Writing a letter to a girl in Germany. • Brainstorm ideas. • Complete graphic organizer as a class. Michelle Hawkins & Holly Camp, Pen Pal Letters, ECED 4300 C

10. Assessment Activity • Complete graphic organizer individually. • Writing letter to a girl in Germany. Michelle Hawkins & Holly Camp, Pen Pal Letters, ECED 4300 C

11. Michelle HawkinsDrafting Michelle Hawkins & Holly Camp, Pen Pal Letters, ECED 4300 C GPS: ELA3W1 The student demonstrates competency in the writing process. The student c. Writes text of a length appropriate to address the topic or tell the story. PLO: Student will write a rough draft

12. Form of writing: pen pal letters • Some ideas for what could be written in the letter: • Themselves • Favorites • Friends • Pets • Hobbies • What they are interested in Michelle Hawkins & Holly Camp, Pen Pal Letters, ECED 4300 C

13. Stage of writing: drafting • Use graphic organizer to put ideas in action. • Does not have to be grammatically correct and perfect. Michelle Hawkins & Holly Camp, Pen Pal Letters, ECED 4300 C

14. Graphic organizer • Date:__________________________ • Dear_______________________, • Body • __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ • Sincerely, • ________________________ (Your Name) Michelle Hawkins & Holly Camp, Pen Pal Letters, ECED 4300 C

15. Graphic organizer citation • Hawkins, Michelle. (2009). Pen pal letter graphic organizer. Unpublished Graphic Organizer, Valdosta State University. Michelle Hawkins & Holly Camp, Pen Pal Letters, ECED 4300 C

16. Published Citation • (2004). Pen Pal Letters 2003. Retrieved November 9, 2008, from Gambia Help Web site: http://www.gambiahelp.org/Images/penpal_gallery_2003/index.htm Michelle Hawkins & Holly Camp, Pen Pal Letters, ECED 4300 C

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18. Practice activity • Students will take what they have in their class graphic organizer and apply it to the letter that the class will Michelle Hawkins & Holly Camp, Pen Pal Letters, ECED 4300 C

19. assessment • Each student will write their very own rough draft pen pal letter. Michelle Hawkins & Holly Camp, Pen Pal Letters, ECED 4300 C