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Correspondence: Letters to Authors & Illustrators

Correspondence: Letters to Authors & Illustrators. Megan Griffin Heather McRae Kayla Wall. ECED 4300 A Dr. Tonja Root Summer 2010 Grade 3. Prewriting Megan Griffin. GPS: ELA3W1 The student demonstrates competency in the writing process. The student

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Correspondence: Letters to Authors & Illustrators

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  1. Correspondence:Letters to Authors & Illustrators Megan Griffin Heather McRae Kayla Wall ECED 4300 A Dr. Tonja Root Summer 2010 Grade 3

  2. PrewritingMegan Griffin • GPS: ELA3W1 The student demonstrates competency in the writing process. The student m. Pre-writes to generate ideas, develops a rough draft, rereads to revise and edits to correct.

  3. PrewritingMegan Griffin • PLO: The students will plan their writing by completing a graphic organizer.

  4. Form of Writing: Correspondence • We write letters to authors & illustrators to: • share feelings • share likes and dislikes about their books • ask questions

  5. Form of Writing: Correspondence • We do not write to: • Ask personal questions • Money • Ask for free books • Expect a letter back from the author/illustrator

  6. Prewriting • Components of prewriting: Form Topic Audience Purpose • Graphic organizers • Structure and organize • thoughts, ideas, and information

  7. Prewriting • During prewriting • Gather and organize your ideas • Do NOT use complete sentences • Do NOT focus on spelling and grammar

  8. Prewriting Graphic Organizer • Griffin, M. (2010). Author/Illustrator letter graphic organizer. Unpublished graphic organizer. Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA. • Modified from: Root, T. (n.d.). Friendly letter graphic organizer. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from Dr. Tonja Root’s website: http://coefaculty.valdosta.edu/troot/eced4300/Graphic%20Organizers.htm

  9. Graphic Organizer Heading What is your address?   ________________________________________ (Your street number, street name, & apartment number (if living in an apartment)) _________________________________________ (Your city, state, and zip code) _________________________________________ (Today’s date) Who will get your letter? Body ___________________________ (Greeting) What are some thoughts and feelings you would like to share with the author or illustrator? _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ What are some questions you would like to ask the author or illustrator? _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Closing __________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________ (Closing) _____________________ (Your signature)

  10. Parts of the Letter • Heading • Name & Address • Date • Greeting • Dear _____________, (author/illustrator)

  11. Parts of the Letter • Body • Thoughts, feelings, concerns, likes/dislikes, etc. • Lessons Learned • Questions and ideas

  12. Parts of the Letter • Closing • Examples • Sincerely, • Yours truly, • Your friend, • Signature • (signed name)

  13. Citation • Regehr, A. (2006). 2009 Read Across America KNEA Read Aloud Contest Entries. Retrieved May 27, 2010, from KNEA Web site: http://www.knea.org/readacross/allisonregehr.html

  14. Published Example • Dear J. K. Rowling, • I love your books a lot. They are awesome. My favorite book in the series is Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. That one is so exciting because when he catches the portkey it takes him to where Valdemort is being recreated. The recreation was so thrilling in the book that I will never forget it. • I think the scariest one in the series is Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Every time I read it I get a chill. The part that scared me the most was where he stabbed the basilisk fang into the diary. I read the book two days ago. I was babysitting my little brother and he had me read that part to him and he said that part gave him a chill too. • I used to get scared really easily but now I only get scared in life threatening situations. I’m really glad you wrote these books. I got the first book in my school library. When I was finished with it, I was like Wow! That is so intriguing. It was so good. Since my parents aren’t really scifi people, my best friend’s mom told me what the books were about. She has read them all. What character do you pretend you are when you read the books? I pretend I am Harry or Hermione. For some reason I just can’t see out of Ron’s point of view. • You are my favorite author ever. Your books change my life in some way or another every day. Your series helped me get through my grandmother’s death. • Sincerely, • Allison Regehr • 4th grade, Jefferson Elementary School • Great Bend, KS

  15. Practice Activity • Letter to an Illustrator • Susan Hall • Look at the pictures in the book • Complete the letter graphic organizer

  16. Assessment Activity • Read the book • Choose audience: author or illustrator • Complete letter graphic organizer

  17. Drafting Kayla Wall • GPS: ELA3W1 The student demonstrates competency in the writing process. The student m. Pre-writes to generate ideas, develops a rough draft, rereads to revise, and edits to correct.

  18. Drafting Kayla Wall • PLO: The students will draft a letter to an author or illustrator.

  19. Form of Writing: Correspondence • We write letters to authors & illustrators to: • Ask questions • Share feelings and ideas

  20. Drafting • During drafting, we: • Complete thoughts & sentences • Skip lines • Do NOT worry about mechanics • Focus on content

  21. Citation • Powers, C. (2006). 2009 Read Across America KNEA Read Aloud Contest Entries. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from KNEA Web site: http://www.knea.org/readacross/carsonpowers.html

  22. Published Example Dear Mr. Riordian, I really liked your book! The Lightning Thief was a good book because it made me want to keep reading and reading, I couldn’t put it down! At first I thought that gods didn’t exist, but after reading your book I thought there might still be gods all over the place with their demi-gods and demi-goddesses. My favorite character was Percy Jackson because he can breathe underwater, control ocean life, and make anything he touches underwater dry. I liked it when he was underwater and he grabbed a hamburger wrapper and a lighter and lit the wrapper on fire, underwater! If I was a demi-god I would have Poseidon as my father and I would create tsunamis and right when they were going to hit, I would stop them and push them back to the ocean.   I have read the other two books and I am anxiously awaiting the fourth! Sincerely,Carson  Powers4th grade,  Village Elementary School  Emporia, KS  

  23. Practice Activity • Let’s look at our completed graphic organizer • Together we will: • Get ideas • Form complete sentences

  24. Assessment Activity • Using your graphic organizer, work to create a letter • Remember to: • Create sentences • Form ideas • Focus on content, not mechanics

  25. Revising & EditingHeather McRae • GPS: ELA3W1 The student demonstrates competency in the writing process. The student • m. Pre-writes to generate ideas, develops a rough draft, rereads to revise and edits to correct.

  26. Revising & EditingHeather McRae • PLO: The students will revise their rough draft by using proofreaders’ marks to add, delete, change, and rearrange text. • PLO: The students will edit their rough draft by correcting errors in spelling, punctuation, and capitalization.

  27. Revising & Editing • During revising, we: • Add, delete, change, & rearrange • Make writing more interesting & detailed • Use proofreaders’ marks • During editing, we: • Correct our revised draft • Focus on mechanics

  28. Form of Writing: Correspondence • We write letters to authors & illustrators to: • Ask questions • Share feelings and ideas

  29. Citation • Blackwell, O. (2006). 2009 Read Across America KNEA Read Aloud Contest Entries. Retrieved May 26, 2010 from KNEA Web site: http://www.knea.org/readacross/oliviablackwell.html

  30. Published Example • Dear Mary Pope Osborne, • You have written some of my favorite books. It makes me feel like I’m in that place. One of my favorite books by you is Standing in the Light. It taught me to appreciate what I have. If I were taken by Indians, I would wish I were back home. But when she started enjoying living with them, it taught me to make the best out of a situation. • You have inspired me to write books of my own. Your books were the first chapter books I read, and they taught me reading can be more fun. When I start a Magic Tree House book, I have to finish. I can’t stop just in the middle. Thank you for showing me reading is fun. • Sincerely, • Olivia Blackwell • 5th grade, Lincoln Elementary School • Great Bend, KS

  31. Revising & Editing • Revise: Content • Edit: Mini-lesson • Comma splice • Sentence structure

  32. Practice Activity • Revise letter to: • Add • Delete • Change • Rearrange • Edit letter for: • Sentence structure • Comma splices • Spelling • Grammar • Punctuation • Capitalization

  33. Assessment Activity 1. Edit your rough draft • Proofreaders’ Marks 2. Look for errors in: • Spelling • Punctuation • Capitalization • Comma splices • Sentence structure

  34. Assessment Activity 3. Peer editing 4. Teacher Conference • Spelling • Punctuation • Capitalization • Comma splices • Sentence structure

  35. References Blackwell, O. (2006). 2009 Read Across America KNEA Read Aloud Contest Entries. Retrieved May 26, 2010 from KNEA Web site: http://www.knea.org/readacross/oliviablackwell.html Goldish, M. (1994). Step Inside the Rainforest. New York: Newbridge Educational Publishing. Griffin, M. (2010). Author/Illustrator letter graphic organizer. Unpublished graphic organizer. Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA. • Modified from: Root, T. (n.d.). Friendly letter graphic organizer. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from Dr. Tonja Root’s website: http://coefaculty.valdosta.edu/troot/eced4300/Graphic%20Organizers.htm Powers, C. (2006). 2009 Read Across America KNEA Read Aloud Contest Entries. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from KNEA Web site: http://www.knea.org/readacross/carsonpowers.html Regehr, A. (2006). 2009 Read Across America KNEA Read Aloud Contest Entries. Retrieved May 27, 2010, from KNEA Web site: http://www.knea.org/readacross/allisonregehr.html

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