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Description:

Upon completion of the novel "The Witch of Blackbird Pond", students write a Friendly Letter to Elizabeth George Speare, the author, discussing their points of interest in the novel with her.

Education Levels:

6, 7, 8

Subject:

Writing (composition)

Resource Type:

Activity

Medium:

Text/HTML

Fee Status:

Free

Online provider:

Beacon Learning Center

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Keywords:

Letterwriting, Literary themes, Speare, Elizabeth George, Correspondence, Friendly letters

Mediator:

Middle school teachers, Elementary school teachers

Publisher:

Beacon Learning Center

Contributor:

Janice Wilkins

Is Part Of:

http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/lessons/LA.asp

Language:

English

Subjects/Topics

P21 Subject:

Information and Communication Skills, Language Arts, English

Learning Outcomes:

Conforms To

Sunshine State Standards Grade Level Expectations: Language Arts (1996)

Strand B: Writing

Standard 1: The student uses writing processes effectively.

The student produces final documents that have been edited for

correct spelling;
correct punctuation, including commas, colons, and semicolons;
correct capitalization;
effective sentence structure;
correct common usage, including subject/verb agreement, common noun/pronoun agreement, common possessive forms, and with a variety of sentence structure, including parallel structure;
and correct formatting.

3. uses conventions of capitalization (including but not limited to the names of organizations, nationalities, races, languages, religions)

Conforms To

Sunshine State Standards Grade Level Expectations: Language Arts (1996)

Strand B: Writing

Standard 1: The student uses writing processes effectively.

The student organizes information before writing according to the type and purpose of writing.

2. uses a prewriting strategy suitable for the task (for example, brainstorming, using a graphic organizer, listing ideas)

Conforms To

Sunshine State Standards Grade Level Expectations: Language Arts (1996)

Strand B: Writing

Standard 1: The student uses writing processes effectively.

The student drafts and revises writing that

is focused, purposeful, and reflects insight into the writing situation;
conveys a sense of completeness and wholeness with adherence to the main idea;
has an organizational pattern that provides for a logical progression of ideas;
has support that is substantial, specific, relevant, concrete, and/or illustrative;
demonstrates a commitment to and an involvement with the subject;
has clarity in presentation of ideas;
uses creative writing strategies appropriate to the purpose of the paper;
demonstrates a command of language (word choice) with freshness of expression;
has varied sentence structure and sentences that are complete except when fragments are used purposefully;
and has few, if any, convention errors in mechanics, usage, and punctuation.

1. focuses on a central idea or topic (for example, excluding loosely related, extraneous, or repetitious information)

Conforms To

Sunshine State Standards Grade Level Expectations: Language Arts (1996)

Strand B: Writing

Standard 1: The student uses writing processes effectively.

The student drafts and revises writing that

is focused, purposeful, and reflects insight into the writing situation;
conveys a sense of completeness and wholeness with adherence to the main idea;
has an organizational pattern that provides for a logical progression of ideas;
has support that is substantial, specific, relevant, concrete, and/or illustrative;
demonstrates a commitment to and an involvement with the subject;
has clarity in presentation of ideas;
uses creative writing strategies appropriate to the purpose of the paper;
demonstrates a command of language (word choice) with freshness of expression;
has varied sentence structure and sentences that are complete except when fragments are used purposefully;
and has few, if any, convention errors in mechanics, usage, and punctuation.

8. analyzes and revises draft to further develop a piece of writing by adding or deleting details and explanations; clarifying difficult passages; and rearranging words, sentences, and paragraphs to improve meaning

Conforms To

Sunshine State Standards Grade Level Expectations: Language Arts (1996)

Strand B: Writing

Standard 1: The student uses writing processes effectively.

The student produces final documents that have been edited for

correct spelling;
correct punctuation, including commas, colons, and semicolons;
correct capitalization;
effective sentence structure;
correct common usage, including subject/verb agreement, common noun/pronoun agreement, common possessive forms, and with a variety of sentence structure, including parallel structure;
and correct formatting.

5. uses a variety of sentence structures (including but not limited to parallel structure, compound and complex sentences)

Conforms To

Sunshine State Standards Grade Level Expectations: Language Arts (1996)

Strand B: Writing

Standard 1: The student uses writing processes effectively.

The student produces final documents that have been edited for

correct spelling;
correct punctuation, including commas, colons, and semicolons;
correct capitalization;
effective sentence structure;
correct common usage, including subject/verb agreement, common noun/pronoun agreement, common possessive forms, and with a variety of sentence structure, including parallel structure;
and correct formatting.

2. uses conventions of punctuation (including but not limited to commas, colons, semicolon, quotation marks, apostrophes)

Conforms To

Sunshine State Standards Grade Level Expectations: Language Arts (1996)

Strand B: Writing

Standard 1: The student uses writing processes effectively.

The student drafts and revises writing that

is focused, purposeful, and reflects insight into the writing situation;
conveys a sense of completeness and wholeness with adherence to the main idea;
has an organizational pattern that provides for a logical progression of ideas;
has support that is substantial, specific, relevant, concrete, and/or illustrative;
demonstrates a commitment to and an involvement with the subject;
has clarity in presentation of ideas;
uses creative writing strategies appropriate to the purpose of the paper;
demonstrates a command of language (word choice) with freshness of expression;
has varied sentence structure and sentences that are complete except when fragments are used purposefully;
and has few, if any, convention errors in mechanics, usage, and punctuation.

7. proofreads writing to correct convention errors in mechanics, usage, and punctuation, using dictionaries, handbooks, and other resources, including teacher or peers, as appropriate

Conforms To

Sunshine State Standards Grade Level Expectations: Language Arts (1996)

Strand B: Writing

Standard 1: The student uses writing processes effectively.

The student produces final documents that have been edited for

correct spelling;
correct punctuation, including commas, colons, and semicolons;
correct capitalization;
effective sentence structure;
correct common usage, including subject/verb agreement, common noun/pronoun agreement, common possessive forms, and with a variety of sentence structure, including parallel structure;
and correct formatting.

1. uses resources such as dictionary and thesaurus to confirm spelling

Conforms To

Sunshine State Standards Grade Level Expectations: Language Arts (1996)

Strand B: Writing

Standard 1: The student uses writing processes effectively.

The student produces final documents that have been edited for

correct spelling;
correct punctuation, including commas, colons, and semicolons;
correct capitalization;
effective sentence structure;
correct common usage, including subject/verb agreement, common noun/pronoun agreement, common possessive forms, and with a variety of sentence structure, including parallel structure;
and correct formatting.

4. uses various parts of speech correctly in written work (including but not limited to subject and verb agreement, common noun and pronoun agreement, possessive forms, the comparative and superlative of adjectives and adverbs)

Conforms To

Sunshine State Standards Grade Level Expectations: Language Arts (1996)

Strand B: Writing

Standard 1: The student uses writing processes effectively.

The student drafts and revises writing that

is focused, purposeful, and reflects insight into the writing situation;
conveys a sense of completeness and wholeness with adherence to the main idea;
has an organizational pattern that provides for a logical progression of ideas;
has support that is substantial, specific, relevant, concrete, and/or illustrative;
demonstrates a commitment to and an involvement with the subject;
has clarity in presentation of ideas;
uses creative writing strategies appropriate to the purpose of the paper;
demonstrates a command of language (word choice) with freshness of expression;
has varied sentence structure and sentences that are complete except when fragments are used purposefully;
and has few, if any, convention errors in mechanics, usage, and punctuation.

4. demonstrates a commitment to and an involvement with the subject that engages the reader

This data provided by the Achievement Standards Network

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