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.