Title Writing to your best friend

Unit Language Arts: Writing

Standard(s) Writing 1.11 The student will print legibly.

of Learning a) Form letters.
b) Space words and sentences.
c) Generate ideas.
d) ) Use descriptive words when writing about people, places,
things, and events
e) Share writing with others

Instructional Giving students writing template

Strategies Questioning class about what they know about
certian aspects of a letter and vocabulary as opposed
to just teaching

Key Writing in a complete sentence

Vocabulary/ Using correct punctuation
Concepts Spelling words approximately

Materials Template
Pencil
Promethean Board or White board

Introduction Bring all of the Students to the Rug

(Hook) Ask them to raise their hands and tell me who is
their best friend
Ask them What is a characteristic?
Ask them, What it is called when we talk about
somebody or something's characteristics in our
writing?
- If they are not understanding: help them understand
what it means to describe something or someone
Ask the students to Name some characteristics
of the classroom.

Instructional Remind the students about the discussion about

Activities/St their best friend a few minutes prior.
rategies Hold up the attached worksheet
 Remind them what a topic sentence is
Remind them what a concluding sentence is
Make expectations clear, tell them the time they
are going to have to work on it (20 minutes)
Pass out worksheet
As the students are working go around to
answer spelling questions, or assignment questions.
- Not giving students ideas but helping them
generate ideas about characteristics about their best friend.

Accommodat Some Students need more guidance than others in certain

ions, aspects of writing including:
If necessary Generating Ideas
Sentence Structure
Spelling

Closure Have the students read paragraphs aloud to recognize the

Activity cohesiveness of a paragraph.

Follow-Up/ none
Homework

Summative Reading letter aloud to the class.

Assessment Evaluating reading skills
Evaluating comprehension and execution of
instructions given
Evaluating quality and depth of writing