A few folks have left comments asking for resources for teaching persuasive letter writing. I promised to post the rubric I created once it was finished. It's now complete and can be downloaded by clicking here. Once you to the landing page, just scroll down and click on the and downloading the PDF that says… Continue reading Persuasive Letter Writing Rubric
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Ideas Galore!!!
Ideas Galore Originally uploaded by teachergal I disseminated a packet of four touchstone texts, written by my former students, that will serve as mentors for my students to use in the persuasive letter unit of study we began today. The letters I gave them as touchstones, which we read together before the WW Time began,… Continue reading Ideas Galore!!!
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Gearing up for persuasive letter writing
I'm starting one of my favorite units of study tomorrow morning in Writing Workshop: PERSUASIVE LETTERS! It's been a favorite for the past three years due to the amazing things my students have garnered for my former classroom and former school. (It's ranged from DVDs for rainy days, new classroom furniture, a printer/scanner/copier, art supplies,… Continue reading Gearing up for persuasive letter writing
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Pressure Cooker Day
Picture it: Two Writing Workshops in one day. Editing and publishing. My students finished their friendly letters in Writing Workshop today. I'm hand-delivering them to their pen pals tomorrow, so I wanted to be sure that everyone was finished today. There were many broken pencils, redone envelopes, and some white-out spills, we all survived. [Though… Continue reading Pressure Cooker Day
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Letter Writing: On-Demand
I created an on-demand assessment sheet for the friendly letter writing unit of study I'm doing right now with my kids. They're going to have 40 minutes to quickly publish a friendly letter to an out-of-town family member. I know they'll be able to do this without a problem. That being said, I'm still going… Continue reading Letter Writing: On-Demand
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Friendly Letter Writing Unit of Study
Over the summer Kate and I planned out a short unit of study on friendly letter writing for our students. We re-grouped today since we're launching it tomorrow. Here's the plan as it stands right now. DAY 1: Writers learn about the different kinds of letters and the purpose of letter writing. (SHOW students different… Continue reading Friendly Letter Writing Unit of Study
