Letter
W riting
L esson
P lan
3
G rade
a t
C andlebrook
E lementary
rd
Lauren
N eudorfer
Desired
R esults
f or
t he
U nit
Established
G oals:
Students
w ill
b e
a ble
t o
w rite
e ffective
l etters
a ppropriate
f or
a
v ariety
o f
c ontexts.
Students
w ill
b e
a ble
t o
a pply
t heir
w riting
s kills
t o
t he
f ormat
o f
l etter
w riting.
Understandings:
Students
w ill
u nderstand
t hat…
Writing
i s
a
v aluable
m eans
o f
c ommunication
a nd
e xpression;
L etter
w riting
i s
a
f orm
o f
dialogue
b etween
c orrespondents.
The
l etter-‐writing
f ormat
i s
a
t ool
t hat
a llows
w riters
t o
e ffectively
c onvey
i nformation.
Purpose
a nd
a udience
m ay
h ave
a
l arge
i mpact
o n
c ontent,
b ut
n ot
n ecessarily
o n
f orm.
Essential
Q uestions:
( taken
f rom
t he
U MASD
C urriculum
G uide
W riting
C omponent)
“How
d o
w e
g uide
t he
t ype
o f
w riting
w ith
p urpose
a nd
a udience?”
“What
a re
t he
c haracteristics
o f
e ffective
w ritten
c ommunication
a nd
h ow
d o
t hey
determine
t he
q uality
o f
w riting?”
“How
d o
w e
c onvey
i deas,
t houghts,
a nd
f eelings
t hrough
t he
r ecursive
p rocess
o f
w riting?”
Key
K nowledge
a nd
S kills:
Students
w ill
k now…
Essential
l etter-‐writing
v ocabulary
The
d ifferent
p urposes
a nd
f ormats
o f
l etter
w riting
( invitational,
f riendly,
e tc.)
Students
w ill
b e
a ble
t o…
Write
l etters
( invitational,
f riendly,
e tc.)
u sing
t he
c orrect
f ormat,
c orrect
g rammar
a nd
punctuation,
a nd
w ell-‐developed
p aragraphs
Appropriately
r espond
t o
w ritten
l etters