Tell why you like his or her stories and/or characters.Requesting information: Write to an organization requesting information on a subject you are studying.Other Possibilities: Letters to senior citizens, get-well letters, letter to a classmate who has moved.ģ. Note (the teacher can arrange for another class to answer the letters as if they were the book characters.)Author: Write a letter to an author you especially enjoy. Share your interests and ask questions your pen pal can answer in a return letter.Book character: Write a letter or a note to a favorite book character. Some examples:Pen pals: write to someone in another class or in another school.

Students will decide the type of letter they want to write. Each student will write and mail a letter for an authentic purpose. Students will be required to write a letter using Microsoft Works. They will compare and contract the features, styles, formats, etc. Students in 4 th grade will be exposed to a variety of letters. Benchmark 4.4: Exchange friendly notes, cards, and letters with friends, relatives, and pen pals to keep in touch and to commemorate special occasions.ĭescribe, in narrative form, the actions of students and teachers and the interactions among and between students and teachers, including how the learning experience:supports student progress toward attainment of the learning standards reflects current scholarship in your field and “best” classroom practice and incorporates technology (when used) into instruction to enhance learning and to assess student performance. English/Language Arts Standard 4: Student will read, write, listen and speak for social interaction. The type of letter-formal or informal-can be varied according to the teaching objective. Children enjoy writing letters and love to receive a reply. TITLE OF THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE: REVISED FINAL DRAFT: Letter Writing – grade 4 by Pam Joswick & Grace Vento-Zogbyĭescribe the purpose, objective, or focus of the learning experience, including: the learning standard(s) and the specific performance indicators being assessed a description of where this experience fits into the school or course curriculum and what students need to know and/or be able to do to succeed with this learning experience.Writing letters and notes gives students an authentic purpose to practice their writing skills.

New York State Academy for Teaching and Learning

What Can I Write? by Martina Selway