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    The document provides a lesson plan for teaching 4th grade students about writing letters. The objectives are for students to learn the parts of a letter, write a letter using the correct parts, and use proper punctuation and grammar. As part of the lesson, students will write a "Dear Me" letter to themselves that will be given to them in 5th grade. The lesson involves introducing letters, reading example letters, having students write a draft letter, and then a final copy of the "Dear Me" letter to be kept until the following year.

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    The document provides a lesson plan for teaching 4th grade students about writing letters. The objectives are for students to learn the parts of a letter, write a letter using the correct parts, and use proper punctuation and grammar. As part of the lesson, students will write a "Dear Me" letter to themselves that will be given to them in 5th grade. The lesson involves introducing letters, reading example letters, having students write a draft letter, and then a final copy of the "Dear Me" letter to be kept until the following year.

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    The document provides a lesson plan for teaching 4th grade students about writing letters. The objectives are for students to learn the parts of a letter, write a letter using the correct parts, and use proper punctuation and grammar. As part of the lesson, students will write a "Dear Me" letter to themselves that will be given to them in 5th grade. The lesson involves introducing letters, reading example letters, having students write a draft letter, and then a final copy of the "Dear Me" letter to be kept until the following year.

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    Dear Me Letter

    Materials/Equipment: Dear Mrs. LaRue:


    Letters from Obedience School by Mark
    Teague, Messages in the Mailbox: How to
    Write a Letter by Loreen Leedy, Dear Me
    Letter Template, stationary, envelopes,
    pencils, markers

    Differentiated Learning:
    Auditory
    Kinesthetic
    Verbal/Linguistic

    Visual/Spatial
    Interpersonal
    Intrapersonal

    Curriculum Integration:

    Blooms Taxonomy:

    TEKS Achieved: 110.15-

    Classroom Strategies:

    Writing
    Reading

    Art
    Social Studies

    (b): (15B), (17), (18A), (21B),


    (21C), 113.15- (a): (2)

    Knowledge/Remember
    Create
    Comprehension/Understand Evaluate
    Application

    Cooperative Groups
    Hands-On
    Independent Activities

    Submitted by: Christine Gatlin


    Grade Level: 4th

    Subject/Topic: English Language Arts & Reading, Writing

    Rationale: Students will write letters that use appropriate conventions.

    Objectives:

    TSW learn the parts of a letter.


    TSW write a letter using the parts of a letter (heading, salutation, body, closing, and signature).
    TSW write a letter using appropriate punctuation and grammar.

    Lesson Plan:

    Introduction (Anticipatory Set/Motivation):


    1. To grab the students attention ask them questions such as Have you ever written a letter
    to somebody?, Who did you write it to?, What was it about?, Have you ever gotten a letter?,
    Does anyone know the parts of a letter?

    Process: (Plan how you will teach the lesson and follow the lesson plan cycle: Information Giving, Modeling, Check
    for Understanding, Guided Practice, Independent Practice, Closure/Culminating Activity)

    Information Giving: After introducing letters to the students, read the first 7 pages of
    Messages in the Mailbox: How to Write a Letter by Loreen Leedy.
    Modeling: Then read examples of Letters from the book Dear Mrs. LaRue: Letters from
    Obedience School by Mark Teague. (Depending on amount of time you can read the entire
    book or just a few of the letters)

    Check for Understanding: After reading example letters, explain to the students that
    they will now be writing a letter to themselves that they will be opening in the fall when

    they are in 5th grade. Have them write a rough draft on the Dear Me Template so they
    have a visual way of learning the parts of a letter.
    Guided Practice: Tell the students they can write about anything they want. For example
    what their strengths are and what they want to work on over the next few months, what
    they want to accomplish by 5th grade, what life is like right now, their family, upcoming
    events, ask questions to their future self, etc.
    Independent Practice: After they have finished their rough draft, give each student
    stationary to make their final copy of their Dear Me letter. Also give each student and
    envelope they can decorate and address after they have finished writing the letter. Make
    sure they include their name on the letter so teacher can deliver to each student in the
    fall.
    Enrichment/Extension: If they finish their Dear Me letter early, have them write a letter
    to a family member, teacher, or friend. You can also bring extra picture books with
    samples of letters so they can use as examples. For example With Love, Little Red Hen by
    Alma Flor Ada, Yours Truly, Goldilocks by Alma Flora Ada, Sincerely, Katie: Writing a
    Letter with Katie Woo by Fran Manushkin, Dear Annie by Judith Caseley.

    Accommodations:
    1.

    2.

    (for a child with special needs) I will provide a laptop for the student, so he or she can type up their letter instead
    of hand writing it.
    (for a student that is an ELL) I will provide them with a childrens book in Spanish that goes over the parts of the
    letter. I will also provide them with a Dear Me template worksheet that has both English and Spanish words for
    the parts of a letter.

    Assessment/Evaluation (Students):

    I will evaluate each individual student by having ones that feel


    comfortable share their letter to themselves with the class and others who do not want to read theirs share it with a peer
    or myself.

    Assessment/Evaluation (Self):

    I will take notes on which books the children liked most and see if writing a
    draft helped with their final letter to themselves. I will also make sure to keep each letter and hand out to each student
    next semester and evaluate the students reactions when reading their letters next semester.

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