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|Program |[Lesson Title] |TEACHER NAME |PROGRAM NAME |
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| |Writing a Friendly Letter |Linda McBride |Warren County Career Center |
| |[Unit Title] |NRS EFL(s) |TIME FRAME |
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| |Grammar |2 |60 minutes |
|Instruction |ABE/ASE Standards – English Language Arts and Literacy |
| |Reading (R) |Writing (W) |Speaking & Listening (S) |Language (L) |
| |Foundational Skills | |
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| |LEARNER PRIOR KNOWLEDGE |
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| |Basic keyboarding skills will be beneficial. How to use a rubric, if not the instructor will need to explain. |
| |INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES |RESOURCES |
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| |Ask if anyone knows why we use commas? Answer will vary widely or be uncertain. Today we will focus |Computers with internet access for student use |
| |on commas when writing a letter or email. | |
| | |Projector, ability to project |
| |Explain that commas are important to help make the writer’s comments clear. When we talk our tone of| |
| |voice and pauses assists the lisgratener in punctuation. However, on paper the reader doesn’t have |A light-hearted look at how punctuation can change meaning. (2012, November 21). |
| |those clues and need commas to guide them. The comma is a punctuation mark that helps to separate |Retrieved from |
| |things. Commas separate thoughts, ideas or items in lists. |
| | |n-can-change-meaning/ |
| |Instructor can use some examples from A Light-Hearted Look at How Punctuation Can Change Meaning. | |
| | |Lesson: Comma Usage. (n.d.). Retrieved from |
| |Now direct the students to the focus of commas in emails/letters (greeting, closing, addresses and | |
| |dates). | |
| |Display Lesson: Comma Usage to review the rules for commas in letters, dates and addresses and allow|Lesson: Writing a Friendly Letter. (n.d.). Retrieved from |
| |for guided practice. | |
| |Instructor should then go over the parts of a friendly letter by reviewing Lesson: Writing a | |
| |Friendly Letter. |Student copies of Letter Writing Rubric (attached) |
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| |Now students can practice drafting a letter to their child’s teacher or to a boss independently. | |
| |Emphasis should be on commas after introductory name, date and closing. The Letter Writing Rubric | |
| |should be distributed for guidance. While students are typing their letters the instructor assists | |
| |students. Direct students to use online dictionaries, such as , to look up words. | |
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| |Once a student has completed their letter they are to exchange letters and peer edit using the | |
| |Letter Writing Rubric | |
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| |Letters submitted to instructor for assessment. | |
| |DIFFERENTIATION |
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| |If students are having difficulty with keyboarding either have them pair up with another student, instructor assist or have them write out the letter on a piece of paper. |
|Reflection |TEACHER REFLECTION/LESSON EVALUATION |
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| |ADDITIONAL INFORMATION |
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|Letter-Writing Rubric | | |
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|Teacher Name: | | | | | | |
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|Student Name: ________________________________________ | | | |
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|CATEGORY |4 |3 |2 |1 | | |
|Capitalization and |Writer makes no errors in |Writer makes 1-2 errors in |Writer makes 3-4 errors in |Writer makes more than 4 | | |
|Punctuation |capitalization and |capitalization and |capitalization and |errors in capitalization and| | |
| |punctuation. |punctuation. |punctuation. |punctuation. | | |
|Format |Complies with all the |Complies with almost all the|Complies with several of the|Complies with less than 75% | | |
| |requirements for a friendly |requirements for a friendly |requirements for a friendly |of the requirements for a | | |
| |letter. |letter. |letter. |friendly letter. | | |
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