Grade 3 Letter Writing Lesson Plan Template

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Letter   W riting   L esson   P lan  
3
  G rade   a t   C andlebrook   E lementary  
rd
Lauren   N eudorfer  
Desired   R esults   f or   t he   U nit  
Established   G oals:  
Students   w ill   b e   a ble   t o   w rite   e ffective   l etters   a ppropriate   f or   a   v ariety   o f   c ontexts.  
Students   w ill   b e   a ble   t o   a pply   t heir   w riting   s kills   t o   t he   f ormat   o f   l etter   w riting.  
 
Understandings:  
Students   w ill   u nderstand   t hat…  
Writing   i s   a   v aluable   m eans   o f   c ommunication   a nd   e xpression;   L etter   w riting   i s   a   f orm   o f  
dialogue   b etween   c orrespondents.  
The   l etter-­‐writing   f ormat   i s   a   t ool   t hat   a llows   w riters   t o   e ffectively   c onvey   i nformation.  
Purpose   a nd   a udience   m ay   h ave   a   l arge   i mpact   o n   c ontent,   b ut   n ot   n ecessarily   o n   f orm.  
 
Essential   Q uestions:   ( taken   f rom   t he   U MASD   C urriculum   G uide   W riting   C omponent)  
“How   d o   w e   g uide   t he   t ype   o f   w riting   w ith   p urpose   a nd   a udience?”  
“What   a re   t he   c haracteristics   o f   e ffective   w ritten   c ommunication   a nd   h ow   d o   t hey  
determine   t he   q uality   o f   w riting?”  
“How   d o   w e   c onvey   i deas,   t houghts,   a nd   f eelings   t hrough   t he   r ecursive   p rocess   o f   w riting?”  
 
Key   K nowledge   a nd   S kills:  
Students   w ill   k now…  
Essential   l etter-­‐writing   v ocabulary  
The   d ifferent   p urposes   a nd   f ormats   o f   l etter   w riting   ( invitational,   f riendly,   e tc.)  
Students   w ill   b e   a ble   t o…  
Write   l etters   ( invitational,   f riendly,   e tc.)   u sing   t he   c orrect   f ormat,   c orrect   g rammar   a nd  
punctuation,   a nd   w ell-­‐developed   p aragraphs  
Appropriately   r espond   t o   w ritten   l etters  

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