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Language Arts
Friendly Letters
by Tonenikea D. Wilson
Grade Level: 7th - 8th
Major Objective:
*To write a friendly letter with a proper heading, salutation,
body, closing, and signature.
*To compose, type, edit, and print letters using word processing.
*To produce a finished friendly letter.
Materials:
*Multiple Computers; printer
*Software: Word Processing
Time Required: 3 Class Periods
Activities and Procedures:
*Ask the students to write to a fiend in the class. Tell him or her about what is going on in their life.
*Have the students to read over their letters and look for mistakes made in writing such as run-ons, sentence fragments, subjcet-verb agreement, punctuation, etc...
*Have the students key their letters into the computer, print out drafts, and make corrections.
Follow-up/Extension:
*Distribute the letters to their classmates and have them read their letters out loud.
Additional Notes:
If Special Education students cannot compose on paper, they can relate their letters orally. Teacahers, aides, or parent volunteer can help them type their letters into the computer.
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