Creating Friendly Letters
Adam Pyles
Objectives: Sixth Grade
Competency Goal 6: The learner
will apply conventions of grammar and language usage.
6.01 Demonstrate an understanding of conventional written and spoken expression by:
Time Needed:� Approximately 25-45
Purpose:� With the widespread usage of the Internet and email, people are writing to each other more now than they have in years.� However, even though we are writing now more than ever, studies have shown that our writing skills have taken a downturn in quality.� This is an attempt to raise the standards by which our students communicate with the world and each other.�� By showing them the proper format for a friendly letter, we as teachers are ensuring that good writing does not become extinct due to the Internet.
Materials Required:� Paper and writing utensils for the students.� The teacher needs to have copies of the friendly letter guide and description, enough so that every student can have a copy.� The teacher may also need a blackboard or overhead to write on for demonstrations.
Script:� �Can anyone tell me
some ways that people communicate with each other?� (Wait for the answer of
letters) �That�s right.� Letters are a
very important part of the way we communicate with each other.� With the invention of the Internet and email,
people are writing to each other now more than ever.� That is why the topic of today�s mini lesson
is very important.� We are writing so
much to friends and family that we are forgetting how to write a proper
friendly letter.� This is an important
skill to have.� When we send a letter
that is written in the proper format, whether it be to friends, family, or
maybe for a formal reason, it reflects well of us, as an educated person.
����������� �This is the proper
format for a friendly letter.�� (Hand out
format or show on an overhead.� It would
be best to do both). � To begin with we have the heading��At this point go over
the attached handout.� It is very easy to
understand, with explanations beside each category).
����������� �The assignment for you,
the student, is to write a friendly letter to anyone you wish.� The only rule is that it must be in the
proper format for which you have the template. It can be to anybody and concern
anything you want.� Just make sure it is
the proper format!�