Grade 3 Letter Writing Lesson Plan Template Page 20

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Lesson   8     ( 2   d ays)  
Objectives:  
 
SWBAT   c ompose   a   r equest   l etter  
Materials:  
 
Copies   o f   T ony’s   B read  
 
More   A bout   t he   A uthor-­‐Illustrator   h andout  
Activities:   ( 90   m in)  
 
Read   t he   M eet   T omie   d ePaola   p age   o f   T ony’s   B read   a nd   t he   r ewritten   h andout   o f   t he  
More   A bout   t he   A uthor-­‐Illustrator   p age,   t hen   b riefly   d iscuss   w hat   w e   h ave   l earned   a bout  
him,   b oth   d irectly   f rom   t he   t ext   a nd   a s   i nferences   a bout   h im   b ased   o n   t he   f acts   i n   t he   t ext.    
What   o pinions   d o   w e   h ave   o f   h im?     R ecord   s tudent   r esponses   o n   t he   s martboard.     T ell  
students   t hat   t heir   n ext   l etter   a ssignment   i s   a   l etter   t o   t he   a uthor;   s tudents   w ill   h ave   t he  
opportunity   t o   a sk   h im   q uestions   t hrough   w riting.   ( 10   m in)  
 
Have   s tudents   d raw   a   f loorplan   o f   d ePaola’s   h ouse   a s   t hey   i magine   i t.     W hat   k ind   o f  
things   w ould   b e   i mportant   t o   h im?     W hat   w ould   h e   h ave   i n   h is   h ouse?   ( 10   m in)  
 
When   s tudents   h ave   f inished   t hat,   g ive   t hem   a   f ew   m inutes   t o   b rainstorm   q uestions  
they   h ave   f or   d ePaola   i ndividually.       W hen   s tudents   f inish,   a sk   f or   s ome   s tudents   t o   s hare  
and   e ncourage   s tudents   t o   w rite   d own   q uestions   ( their   o wn   o r   o thers’)   t hat   t hey   w ould  
like   t o   a sk.     A fter   t he   s haring,   s tudents   b egin   t heir   d rafts.     ( 15   m in)  
 
Finished   d rafts   w ill   b e   f ollowed   b y   p artnered   c onferences   a nd   p roofreading,   t hen  
finalized   d rafts.   ( 40   m in)  
 
When   m ost   s tudents   a re   f inished   t heir   f inal   d rafts,   g ive   a   m inilesson   o n   e nvelope  
addressing   t hen   u se   t he   e nvelope   c orrection   w orksheets   f or   p ractice.   ( 15   m in)  
 
Collect   l etters   a nd   e nvelopes,   c opy   t hem,   t hen   s end   t he   l etters.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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