letter to author/illustrator 3 rd grade jinny miller & melissa gayton
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Letter to Author/Illustrator
3rd grade
Jinny Miller & Melissa Gayton
Melissa Gayton
Form of WritingResponse to Literature
Stage of WritingPrewriting
Georgia Performance Standard ELA3W2 The student writes in
a variety of genres, including narrative, informational, persuasive, and response to literature.
The student produces a response to literature that: a. Captures a reader’s interest by
developing a point of view.
b. Demonstrates understanding of the text, formulates an opinion, and supports a judgment.
c. Makes and connects: text-to-self, text-to-text, text-to-world connections using significant details from the reading selection.
d. Uses appropriate organizational structures to ensure coherence (T-charts, compare and contrast, letter to author, rewrite the ending, beginning, middle, and end with details from the text.
f. May include pre-writing.
Primary Learning Outcome
Students will know how to complete a letter to an author/ illustrator.
Prewriting: Letter to Author/Illustrator
Review the different forms of writing. (narrative, persuasive, response to literature, informational)
Purpose
Audience
Organization/Structure
Prewriting: Letter to Author/Illustrator
Parts of Letter
Heading -address and/or date
Salutation -Dear ______, Body -Information to author
or illustrator) Closing -Sincerely, Your
Friend, Signature -Sign your name
Mr. Roland Smith,
As you may recall you recently came to Chapman School in Sheridan, Oregon on April 28, and talked about your books. You may or may not remember me, my name is Eric, I help set up the assembly, and I purchased your newest release SASQUATCH. When I first started to read it I couldn't wait to pick it up again, unfortunately I had to go to class and pay attention. So when I got home I pick your book up, sat on the couch, and started where I had left off earlier. I couldn't put it down, I tried to read it in as much detail as I could, I must have sat there for 3 or 4 hours. I finished it right there. It is a fabulous book and you are a great author. I liked the way you put in little details throughout the book that didn't mean much at that point, but it eventually adds up. That is great. I laughed at the parts that talked about Clyde being abducted by aliens and marrying the princess. I have read a few good books in my life and this book fits right in with them. Well anyway, congrats on the great book and I hope you keep disin' them out, because I'll keep reading them, and I can't wait until that Mexican Wolf book comes out so I can read it.
A New Fan,Eric Boekhoff Published Example
Graphic Organizer
Graphic Organizer
Let's Write the Author
Activities for any Literature, Teacher Vision. (n.d.) Unit, Lets Write to an Author: graphic organizer. Retrieved April 2, 2009, from http://www.teachervision.fen.com/tv/printables/TCR/1557341478_059.pdf
Prewriting Practice Activity
Complete graphic organizer.
Letter to Author/Illustrator Eric Carle
Brain storming (no complete sentences)Form opinions/ judgments about content and illustrations
Prepares for drafting
Jinny Miller
Form of WritingResponse to Literature
Stage of WritingDrafting
Georgia Performance Standard
ELA3W2 The student writes in a variety of genres, including narrative, informational, persuasive, and response to literature.
B.) Demonstrates understanding of the text, formulates an opinion, and supports a judgment.
D.) Uses appropriate organizational structures to ensure coherence (T-charts, compare and contrast, letter to author, rewrite the ending, beginning, middle, and end with details from the text).
e.) Provides a sense of closure.
g.) May include a draft that is revised and edited.
Primary Learning OutcomeStudents will compose
a rough draft letter to an author/illustrator using the prewriting graphic organizer.
Drafting a Letter to Author/Illustrator
Form sentences from ideas off graphic organizer
4 sentences per paragraphSupporting evidence of opinions/judgments
Messy
Dear Roland Smith,
Thank you for coming to our school! It was a lot of fun. I liked learning about Kenya and how you wrote your books because I like animals and I want to learn how to write stories. It was also fun to learn about your childhood.
I just finished "Amy's Missing" and I thought it was really good! I especially liked Amy when she kept thinking helicopters were dragons.Remember, writing is revision!!!
Sincerely,
Diane Bolme Published Example
Graphic Organizer
Graphic Organizer
Website Graphic Organizer
Letter to My Favorite Author
Teacher Vision, Letter to My Favorite Author: graphic organizer. Retrieved from April 2, 2009, from http://www.teachervision.fen.com/tv/printables/TCR/0743937678_032-033.pdf
Drafting Practice Activity
Complete letter from ideas on graphic organizer
Ideas = Complete Sentences
Supporting Details
Draft is Messy!
Prewriting Assessment Activity
• Write letter to your author and/or illustrator.
• Use graphic organizer
ScoringCompletion of graphic organizer
Ideas for each paragraph
Drafting Assessment Activity
Complete rough draft of letter to author/illustrator
Draft ideas from graphic organizer
Scoring Complete sentences4 sentences per paragraph
Supporting evidenceAppropriate content in each paragraph
Resources
Bolme, Daniel. (2009) Fan Letters of Roland Smith. Retrieved April 2, 2009, from http://www.rolandsmith.com/index.php?page=letters
Boekhoff, Eric. (2009) Fan Letters of Roland Smith. Retrieved April 6, 2009, from http://www.rolandsmith.com/index.php?page=letters