Edit
a nd
r evise
e rror-‐ridden
e xample
l etters,
a s
w ell
a s
t heir
o wn
d rafts
State
t heir
p urpose
a nd
a udience
i n
a
g iven
p iece
o f
l etter-‐writing
Relevant
P DE
A cademic
S tandards
1.4.3.B.
W rite
i nformational
p ieces
u sing
i llustrations
w hen
r elevant
( e.g.,
d escriptions,
letters,
r eports,
i nstructions).
1.2.3.E.
R ead,
u nderstand,
a nd
r espond
t o
e ssential
c ontent
o f
t ext
i n
a ll
a cademic
a reas.
Assessments
A
s tudent
w ho
r eally
u nderstands…
Can
e xplain—
The
p urpose
o f
e ach
t ype
o f
l etter
The
f ormat
f or
e ach
Can
i nterpret—
A
w ritten
l etter
Can
a pply—
The
f ormat
a nd
c onventions
o f
l etter
w riting
t o
h is
o r
h er
o wn
l etter
w riting
The
c onventions
o f
g rammar
a nd
p unctuation
t o
l etter
w riting
Sees
i n
p erspective—
The
l etter-‐writer’s
p urpose
i n
c omposing
a
g iven
l etter
Demonstrates
e mpathy—
By
w riting
l etters
f rom
o thers’
p erspectives
By
c omposing
a n
e ffective
g et-‐well
c ard
Reveals
s elf-‐knowledge—
By
i dentifying
w eaknesses
i n
l etter
w riting
d uring
t he
r evision
s tages
By
w riting
a bout
t he
s elf
i n
a
f riendly
l etter
Performance
T asks: