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Homework: From the list on the board, have students pick a specific speaker, purpose, and audience and write a

letter. (Text messages and non-standard grammar are forbidden. Remind them that the style, tone, form, word

choice, grammar, etc. must all be informed by and consistent with their choices. In class the next day, they will

exchange papers and review their peers’ writing, checking for these elements. They will then respond in writing

to the original speaker from the POV of the given audience. They will then share some of the correspondences

out loud with the class.

Assessment or Evaluation: Original writing: 5 point scale. Response: 5 point scale. Score will reflect effort,

creativity, and demonstration of understanding of differences discussed in the elements of writing.

Lesson Plan Commentary/Reflection: The lesson plan first discusses the topic to gain the students’ interest. It

then shows them examples of the different elements of writing. The students then participate in compiling lists

of different elements for the instructor to then model in a piece of writing. Finally, the students are asked to

write alone. This follows the “I do it/ We do it/ We do it together/ You do it alone” format. By responding to a

classmate’s writing, the students get more practice and are further reinforced by having to write from the POV

of a new speaker addressing a new audience. (In their original writing, they get to choose, but in the responses,

they have to write in the given framework.) Although they may not choose to write a formal business letter,

they are at least being acquainted with this format that will be important in seeking employment or admission to

college.

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