Natalie WhitehurstShari Richardson

Letters to Authors and Illustrators 2nd Grade

ECED 4300 BDr. Tonja RootSpring 2011

Richardson, S., and Whitehurst, N., (2011). Letters to authors and illustrators. Unpublished PowerPoint, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA.

Natalie Whitehurst- Prewriting

• ELA2W1 The student begins to demonstrate competency in the writing process. The student

e. Begins to use appropriate formatting conventions for letter writing (e.g., date, salutation, body, closing).

Richardson, S., and Whitehurst, N., (2011). Letters to authors and illustrators. Unpublished PowerPoint, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA.

Natalie WhitehurstPrewriting

• PLO: The student will prewrite a friendly letter to an author or illustrator by completing a graphic organizer.

Richardson, S., and Whitehurst, N., (2011). Letters to authors and illustrators. Unpublished PowerPoint, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA.

Writing Format• Letter to author or illustrator

–Expresses ideas–Gives the likes and dislikes–Tells your feelings

about the story–Asks questions

Richardson, S., and Whitehurst, N., (2011). Letters to authors and illustrators. Unpublished PowerPoint, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA.

Writing Format

• Good Questions:–How did you get the idea for this

book?–When do you like to write?

• Bad Questions:–Where do you live?–Can you send me your autograph?

Richardson, S., and Whitehurst, N., (2011). Letters to authors and illustrators. Unpublished PowerPoint, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA.

Parts of a Friendly Letter

• Heading–Your Address–Date–Greeting

•Dear_______________ (author’s name)

Richardson, S., and Whitehurst, N., (2011). Letters to authors and illustrators. Unpublished PowerPoint, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA.

Parts of a Friendly Letter

• Body–Information about yourself–Ideas

•Feelings•Questions•Likes and dislikes

Richardson, S., and Whitehurst, N., (2011). Letters to authors and illustrators. Unpublished PowerPoint, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA.

Parts of a Friendly Letter

• Closing–Greeting

•Thank you,•Sincerely,•Your Friend,

–Sign your name

Richardson, S., and Whitehurst, N., (2011). Letters to authors and illustrators. Unpublished PowerPoint, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA.

Prewriting

• Decide–Audience–Form–Topic–Purpose–What you want to write

Richardson, S., and Whitehurst, N., (2011). Letters to authors and illustrators. Unpublished PowerPoint, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA.

Prewriting

• Get together all information• Put ideas down• Do not worry about:

–Writing in complete sentences–spelling or grammar

Richardson, S., and Whitehurst, N., (2011). Letters to authors and illustrators. Unpublished PowerPoint, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA.

Prewriting

• Graphic organizer–Use for prewriting–Puts ideas together–Gives ideas for information to use–Organizes the format

Richardson, S., and Whitehurst, N., (2011). Letters to authors and illustrators. Unpublished PowerPoint, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA.

Graphic OrganizerName ______________________Book Title _____________________

LET’S WRITE TO THE AUTHOR- Prewriting Street Address___________________________________________ City, State, Zip Code_______________________________________ Salutation (Greeting): ___________________________, Tell the author about yourself. My name is __________________ I am _______ years old. I like to read books about ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Tell about some of your wishes or feelings about the story. ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ Ask some WHY questions about the story. ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ Tell the author about the book. I liked the book because______________________________________________ I liked it best when _________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ My favorite character was_________________________________________ Closing: ______________________ Signature (Sign your name )

Richardson, S., and Whitehurst, N., (2011). Letters to authors and illustrators. Unpublished PowerPoint, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA.

Graphic Organizer Citation

• Modified by Whitehurst, N. (2011) Graphic organizer writing a letter. Graphic organizer, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA. Retrieved on March 29, 2011 from http://www.teachervision.fen.com/tv/printables/TCR/1557341478_059.pdf.

Richardson, S., and Whitehurst, N., (2011). Letters to authors and illustrators. Unpublished PowerPoint, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA.

Citation of Published Example

• S, Robby. (2011). Letters from kids. Retrieved from http://www.ellenjackson.net/letter

s_from_kids_61461

Richardson, S., and Whitehurst, N., (2011). Letters to authors and illustrators. Unpublished PowerPoint, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA.

Published ExampleDear Ms. Jackson,

I have read "Cinder Edna" and it is really funny because it is the new version of Cinderella. I like Cinder Edna more than Cinderella because she wore loafers and she could really dance in them.

Next time you do a book do Little Blue Riding Hood and make her a lot smarter.

I have a turkey casserole recipe and I am sending it to you because I love it. What are your hobbies?

Sincerely,

Robbie S.

Richardson, S., and Whitehurst, N., (2011). Letters to authors and illustrators. Unpublished PowerPoint, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA.

Practice Activity

• Working as a class–Create our own graphic organizer–Write the author

Peggy Parish–Using the book

Amelia Bedelia

Richardson, S., and Whitehurst, N., (2011). Letters to authors and illustrators. Unpublished PowerPoint, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA.

Assessment Activity• Create a graphic organizer on your own

–Write the author • Doreen Cronin

–Use the book • Duck for President

• Completely fill out graphic organizer

Richardson, S., and Whitehurst, N., (2011). Letters to authors and illustrators. Unpublished PowerPoint, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA.

Shari RichardsonDrafting

GPSELA2W1 The student begins to

demonstrate competency in the writing process. The student

i. Uses planning ideas to produce a rough draft.

Richardson, S., and Whitehurst, N., (2011). Letters to authors and illustrators. Unpublished PowerPoint, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA.

Shari RichardsonPLO

-The students will draft a letter to an author or illustrator.

Richardson, S., and Whitehurst, N., (2011). Letters to authors and illustrators. Unpublished PowerPoint, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA.

Writing Format

• Tell the author about yourself• Express your feelings • Ask the author questions

Richardson, S., and Whitehurst, N., (2011). Letters to authors and illustrators. Unpublished PowerPoint, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA.

Drafting

• Use X’s on every other line• Skip lines on your paper• Use complete sentences• Use the ideas from your

prewriting graphic organizer

Richardson, S., and Whitehurst, N., (2011). Letters to authors and illustrators. Unpublished PowerPoint, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA.

Drafting

• When drafting, do not worry about:–spelling–grammar–punctuation–capitalization

Richardson, S., and Whitehurst, N., (2011). Letters to authors and illustrators. Unpublished PowerPoint, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA.

Published Piece:

Richardson, S., and Whitehurst, N., (2011). Letters to authors and illustrators. Unpublished PowerPoint, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA.

Citation of Published Example:

Rabe, T., (n.d). Fan mail. Retrieved on April 1, 2011 from http://www.tishrabe.com/fan-mail.html

Richardson, S., and Whitehurst, N., (2011). Letters to authors and illustrators. Unpublished PowerPoint, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA.

PracticeWrite to the author

Peggy Parish

• Together we will practice drafting by:–doing shared writing–using the format of a letter–using ideas from graphic organizer–writing ideas using complete sentences

Richardson, S., and Whitehurst, N., (2011). Letters to authors and illustrators. Unpublished PowerPoint, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA.

AssessmentWrite to the author

Doreen Cronin

• On your own-• Use your graphic organizer

from the prewriting stage to help create your draft

Richardson, S., and Whitehurst, N., (2011). Letters to authors and illustrators. Unpublished PowerPoint, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA.

Assessment

–Use complete sentences–Concentrate on the information–Do not worry about grammar

and mechanics–Complete all 5 parts of a letter

(header, greeting, body, closing, and signature)

Richardson, S., and Whitehurst, N., (2011). Letters to authors and illustrators. Unpublished PowerPoint, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA.