Lesson
3
Objectives:
SWBAT
s tate
h ow
l etter
w riting
c hanges
d epending
o n
t he
i ntended
a udience.
Materials:
Write
O n
T rack
Friendly
l etter
t emplate
Popsicle
s ticks
w ith
s tudents’
n ames
o n
t hem
f or
r andom
a ssignment
Prewriting
O rganizer
Activities:
( 30
m inutes
t otal)
Introduce
t his
l esson’s
a ctivity:
w rite
a
p ractice
f riendly
l etter
a bout
C andlebrook
cafeteria
f ood!
R emind
s tudents
t o
u se
W rite
O n
T rack
t o
r eview
t he
p arts
o f
a
l etter
i f
t hey
need
t o.
D raw
p opsicle
s tick
n ames
t o
p air
s tudents
f or
t his
a ctivity
a nd
a ssign
t heir
l etter
recipient:
e ither
t he
p rincipal,
t heir
m others,
o r
a
f riend
i n
c lass.
P ass
o ut
f riendly
l etter
templates
a nd
p rewriting
o rganizer
s heets.
I nstruct
s tudents
t o
c hoose
o ne
o f
t wo
r oles;
each
p artnership
s hould
i nclude
o ne
p re-‐writer
a nd
o ne
d raft
w riter.
T he
p re-‐writer
records
n otes
o f
b oth
p artner’s
i deas
o n
t he
o rganizer,
a nd
t he
d raft
w riter
w rites
t he
d raft
by
t aking
b oth
h is
a nd
h is
p artner’s
i nput.
( 4
m in)
Give
s tudents
t ime
t o
p re-‐write
a nd
w rite
t heir
d rafts.
C irculate
a nd
g uide
partnerships
a s
n ecessary.
C ollect
p rewriting
a nd
l etter
s heets
a s
s tudents
f inish.