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Lesson 2

Objectives:

SWBAT i dentify b y n ame a nd d efine t he 5 p arts o f a f riendly l etter

Materials:

Write o n T rack

Dear P eter R abbit

Friendly L etter T emplate

Activities: ( 35+ m inutes t otal)

Ask f or s tudents t o s ummarize D ear P eter R abbit a s r eview, t hen t urn t o t he s econd

letter. P ose t he q uestion: “ What i nformation d oes t his l etter g ive u s?” T ake a ll r esponses

that c an b e d efended a nd p oint o ut t he d ate, a ddresses, n ames, a nd c ontent i f s tudents

don’t. E xplain t hat t here i s a s tandard w ay o f o rganizing a ll o f t his i nformation s o t hat

people k now j ust w here t o f ind i t w hen t hey r ead l etters ( pass o ut c opies o f W rite o n T rack

as t his h appens). ( 7 m in)

Have s tudents o pen t heir b ooks t o p age 9 4 a nd c all o n s tudents t o r ead e ach

paragraph. I nstruct s tudents t o f ind a nd p ut t heir f inger o n e ach p art o f a l etter a s w e r ead

each p art’s d efinition o n p age 9 5. P ause a fter t he d escription o f t he c losing a nd a sk i f

anyone c an s uggest o ther t hings t o s ay f or a c losing. L ook t hrough t he D ear P eter R abbit

letters f or a dditional c losings. ( 7 m in)

Continue c hoosing s tudents t o r ead t hrough t he s ample l etter o n p age 9 5.

Afterwards, a sk t he c lass w hat t he p urpose o f t he l etter i s. G et a t t he i dea t hat ‘ Andrea’ i s

responding t o a p icture a nd m ost l ikely s ome q uestions f rom ‘ Ms. N athan.’ A sk w hat t hese

questions m ight b e. ( 5 m in)

Bring s tudents’ a ttention b ack t o t he s mart b oard a nd d isplay t he s econd l etter i n

Dear P eter R abbit. A sk f or a s tudent v olunteer t o h ighlight t he c losing o f t he l etter. F ollow

up w ith “ what d oes t hat p iece o f t he l etter t ell u s?” T hen a sk f or s omeone t o b lock h ighlight

the b ody o f t he l etter. A gain a sk w hat t hat p art o f t he l etter t ells u s. L abel e ach p art a s i t i s

highlighted a nd r epeat f or e ach o f t he f ive p arts o f a l etter. ( 7 m in)

Turn a ttention b ack t o W OT p age 9 6. G ive t he s tudents a t ransition s tatement a long

the l ines o f “ Now t hat w e’ve h ad a n i ntroduction t o w hat a f riendly l etter r eally i s a nd w hat

it l ooks l ike, w e c an t alk s ome m ore a bout y our o wn w riting p rocess.” A gain c all o n

students t o r ead p aragraph b y p aragraph p ages 9 6-‐97. P oint o ut t hat w e h ave a lready d one

the p rewriting; J amar’s l ist i s j ust l ike t he l ist w e m ade o f t opics t o i nclude i n o ur l etters. ( 7

min)

Now, w e a re o n t o s tep t wo! H and o ut t he f riendly l etter t emplate a nd l et s tudents

work w ith a ny r emaining t ime.

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