These are the Georgia Performance Standards met by the following lesson for second grade: ELA2W1 The student demonstrates competency in the writing.

These are the Georgia Performance Standards met by the following lesson for second grade:

ELA2W1 The student demonstrates competency in the writing process.

ELA2LSV1 The student uses oral and visual strategies to communicate.

ELA2R4 The student uses a variety of strategies to gain meaning from grade-level text.

ELA2R3 The student acquires and uses grade-level words to communicate

effectively.

S2CS5. Students will communicate scientific ideas and activities clearly.

S2CS1. Students will be aware of the importance of curiosity, honesty, openness, and skepticism in science and will exhibit these traits in their own efforts to understand how the world works.

Table of Contents• Ways to communicate

– Telephone– Writing letters– Computers– Talking

• Parts of a friendly letter– Heading– Greeting– Body– Closing– Signature

• Heading• Greeting• Body• Closing• Signature• Who am I going to write to?• Favorite Animal Bar Graph• Favorite Animal Pie Chart• Writing Organizational Chart• Checklist

What are some ways we communicate?

• Telephone

• Writing letters

• Computers

• Talking

Parts of a Friendly Letter

• Heading

• Greeting

• Body

• Closing

• Signature

The heading is the first part of your letter.

The heading is the date. It goes on the top right side of the letter. Look at the example!

Example:July 12, 2005

July 12, 2005

The next part of

the letter is the

greeting.

The greeting goes on the left side of the paper under the heading. It begins with a capital letter and you must put a comma after the greeting.

Example of greeting:

Dear Sue,

July 12, 2005Dear Sue, How are you? I am having a great summer break. I have been swimming, riding my bike, and playing with my friends. What have you been doing? I am excited for school to start and can’t wait to see you!

Your friend, Mary

heading

greeting

What is next?• the body• this is the main message of the

letter• each paragraph should be

indented• it should be at least 5 sentences

July 12, 2005Dear Sue, How are you? I am having a great summer break. I have been swimming, riding my bike, and playing with my friends. What have you been doing? I am excited for school to start and can’t wait to see you!

Your friend,Mary

heading

greeting

body

• The closing is how you finish the letter. Make sure you begin the closing with a capital letter and place a comma after the closing.

• Examples:

Sincerely,

Your Friend,

Love,

• The signature is the name of the person who wrote the letter. The signature goes on the line below the closing.

• Example:

Sincerely,

Miss Bunsold

July 12, 2005

Dear Sue,

How are you? I am having a great summer break. I have been swimming, riding my bike, and playing with my friends. What have you been doing? I am excited for school to start and can’t wait to see you!

Your friend,

Mary

closing

signature

Who am I going to write to?

You are going to choose your favorite animal to write to. Then as a class we will create a bar graph and pie chart representing our choices.

These are the animals that the class chose to write a friendly letter to. Which animal is most popular? Which animal is the least popular? What type of graph is this?

Our Favorite Animals

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dog cat hamster snake horse frog bird penguin monkey

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What type of graph is this? Does it show the same information as the bar graph? How are the two graphs different and alike? Which one do you like better?

Our Favorite Animals

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cat

hamster

snake

horse

frog

bird

penguin

monkey

Brainstorming

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detail

your animal

Now that you have chosen the animal you are going to write to, you need to brainstorm about what you write about in you letter. Follow this chart to help you brainstorm. You may include information about the animal’s habitat, diet, and other interesting facts.

Remember to…• include the five parts of a friendly

letter• capitalize all proper nouns, the

greeting, and the closing• indent each paragraph• write at least 5 sentences• use neat handwriting, punctuation,

and check your spelling

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