Writing LettersThe Tasks:These activities will allow you to participate in school technology resources as well as write letters to friends, family, penpals, and even the President of the United States.The Process:The Evaluation:MitchellGreen 1Interdisciplinary Unit 2Correspondence WritingLeigh J. GreenREAD 7140ASummer 2005Dr. RootGreen 2Pre/Post Assessment for Correspondence (Unit 2)- (Pre): Before the unit, the students will choose one of the three quotes below. Using the prompt, the student will be asked to write a letter that is at least ½ page in length.- (Post): After the unit, the student will choose a different prompt and complete a second letter. Again, the letter must be at least ½ page in length. - Both the pre and post assessment will be scored using the rubric for publishing from this unit.Prompt #1 Write a letter to a friend or family member and share with them what you have been learning in school. You might include a description of your favorite subject, what skills you are learning in your connections class, or how you prepare for special assignments.Prompt #2 Write a letter to your principal to share ideas on how you think your school day could be improved. You might ask for a longer break time, the privilege to choose your own schedule, or even to lengthen or shorten the school day.Prompt #3 Write a letter to a friend or family member describing your favorite thing to during your free time at home. Do you like to play video games, play outside with friends, or maybe read a book?Green 3Interdisciplinary Writing Unit Lesson Plan GuideGrade Level: 6Content Area: Language ArtsMode of Writing: correspondence Stage of writing: Pre - Assessment (Unit 2 Lesson 1)GPS: ELA6W1 a – The student produces writing that establishes an appropriate organizational structure, sets a context and engages the reader, maintains a coherent focus throughout, and provides a satisfying closure; the student selects a focus, organizational structure, and a point of view based on purpose, genre expectations, audience, length, and format requirements. ELA6W1 a – The student produces technical writing (friendly letters, thank-you notes, formula poems,....) that: creates or follows an organizing structure appropriate to purpose, audience, and context.Student Materials: Pre-Assessment prompts PaperPencilTeacher Materials: Pre-Assessment prompts (overhead)Modifications (FOR EACH LESSON IN UNIT 2)- Visual Impairments: Student will be seated in front row, will receive enlarged print copy of materials, extended time, allowed to use word processor if needed, modified rubric.- Hearing Impairments: Student will be seated in front row, teacher will wear microphone if necessary.- SST/IEP: Students will receive teacher notes (if needed), extended time, modifiedrubric, reduced assignments.- ESOL: Student will work with resource teacher and/or other bilingual student, usetranslation software, extended time, reduced assignments, modified rubric.Green 4InstructionMode of Writing Instruction: Today we are going to begin our next unit; we are going to learn how to write a letter. How many of you have ever written a letter to a friend, family member, or maybe even a pen pal? (students: answers will vary) Good some of you have written letters before. You are going to use what you already know and combine that with some new information, and then you are going to get to write a letter to our President of the United States. I know you are going to love this unit because you will be able to use the computers almost everyday this week. Before we get started learning new information, I want us to take pre-assessment to see how much we already know. After we are finished with the unit we will take another assessment, called a post-assessment, and compare the two to see how much progress you have made.Modeling / PracticeIn order to be sure of getting a true measurement of student knowledge, teacher will not model or give practice before/during the pre-assessment.Assessment ActivityNow I would like for you to get out one piece of paper and your pencil. Okay, now turn your attention to the paper that (student) is handing out and notice that the sameinformation is on the overhead. Teacher will begin to explain prompts referring to overhead. These are the choices you will have to write from for your pre-assessment. Youcan write any one letter of your choice. Lets look at Prompt #1. Raise your hand and read this prompt aloud for the class. (student: will read prompt) Are there any prompts aboutwhat the prompt is asking you to do? (students: no) Teacher will re-iterate instructions if needed, but will not “teach” material. Teacher will continue having a volunteer to read prompts and answer questions if necessary. Interdisciplinary Writing Unit Lesson Plan GuideGrade Level: 6Content Area: Language ArtsMode of Writing: correspondence Stage of writing: WebQuest Task #1 (Unit 2 Lesson 2) (The student will define and identify the five parts of a friendly letter.)GPS: ELA6W1 a – The student produces writing that establishes an appropriate organizational structure, sets a context and engages the reader, maintains acoherent focus throughout, and provides a satisfying closure; the student selects a focus, organizational structure, and a point of view based on purpose, genre expectations, audience, length, and format requirements. ELA6W1 a – The student produces technical writing (friendly letters, thank-you notes, formula poems,....) that: creates or follows an organizing structure appropriate to purpose, audience, and context. ELA6W3 a – The student uses research and technology to support writing; the student Uses organizational features of electronic text to locate relevant information.Student Materials: Computer with Internet access (computer lab if possible) File folder labeled with student name Pencil/paper Webquest sitehttp://www.rblewis.net/technology/EDU506/WebQuests/3letters/3letters.htmlTeacher Materials: Teacher station computer with Internet access (if teacher station does have projector – will need printout of PowerPoint on WebQuest to use as teaching material)Green 6InstructionMode of Writing Instruction: Today students, we are going to begin learning how to write a letter. I’m sure many of you have written letters before, but like many other areas in Language Arts we are going to learn the correct and technical way to write a