Pen Pal Project 2012-2013

Renee Caro & Clarissa Hernandez

Letter 1: Friendly Introductory Letter •autobiographical letter to introduce themselves •practice proper question asking •Use of a graphic organizer to practice effective paragraphs and organize thoughts.

Letter 2: Narrative Letter •Writers will share a life event or experience with their pal. •Letters should be written to entertain their pal •examples could be a funny, sad, or a scary story•letters should include a conclusion that has some insight into the writer's thoughts(ex. takeaway, lesson learned)

Letter 3: Expository Letter

•Focus will be on explaining

•Examples include: family traditional/ritual,

school rule, the environment they live in, or an

explanation of an object that is of importance

to the writer. •writers will continue to work on writing

effective paragraphs including an introduction

and concluding paragraphs

Letter 4: Persuasive Letter •Specific goal to prompt their pal to take some sort of action.•Examples include: persuade to read a specific type of book or other reading material, watch a specific TV show or movie, join or start a club, or any other action that is of importance to the writer.•Use of graphic organizer to outline points that need to be made in the letter.