Thursday, September 29, 2016

Friday, September 30th, 7th Grade- Beginning a Letter

Archdale-Trinity Middle School
Lesson Plan
Date: 09-30-2016


Teacher:
Witkowski

Lesson/Unit Topic:
Understanding Word formatting skills- Business Letters

Standards:
Understanding Word formatting skills-
Business Letters


“I Can…” Statement
Criteria for Success-Formative/Summative Assessments
I can format a business letter.
Test next week

Literacy/Vocabulary Strategies (Word Wall)

Personal—Business Letter  A personal-business letter is a letter that is sent from an
individual using their home address to a person or business/organization. If you have
a complaint against a company, you would send them a personal business letter about
why you are upset.   :(

http://www.sampleletterpro.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/letter-of-complaint.jpg

Bell-Ringer/Connecting Strategy

1. Go to wclassroom.blogspot.com
2. Go to Student Docs then Witkowski folder then Word Processing folder
then open 5 Letters PowerPoint 



Lesson-Instructional Strategies & Procedures for Teacher and Students
(Detailed Plans Including Best Practices, Researched Based Strategies)

Guided Lesson:
@ Go to Student Docs then Witkowski folder then Word folder then open
5 Letters PowerPoint 


@ Miss W will review the letter project rubric

Independent Exercise
@Why a business letter is important... Finish last 5 minutes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTvtmGFWR8g 

@ Students will decide on topic, save letter file, add return address and dateline
     5105 Archdale Road
     Trinity, NC 27370
     
    October 3, 2016 

@ Exit Activities 5 through 6

@ Students will make sure Return Address is single spaced.
@ Students will include the dateline.
@ Students will quadruple space after date.
@ Students will research their business/person's name and address.
@ Students will type the letter address/inside address
@ Students will double space
@ Students will type the Saluation
@ Students will double space
@ Students will type the opening paragraph- Why are you writing

If time: @ Candy challenge- parts of a letter


Higher Order Thinking Questions

How are business letters formatted?

Student Technology/Differentiation

Students will review how to format a business letter. 

Closure Strategy

Exit Activity   Parts of a Letter (6 items) https://www.quia.com/rd/236522.html?AP_rand=473995650

Exit Activity 2   Parts of a Letter (9 items) https://www.quia.com/rd/281779.html?AP_rand=1210802607

Exit Activity Matching  https://www.quia.com/mc/2140159.html
Exit Activity  Rags to Riches easy https://www.quia.com/rr/1008037.html?AP_rand=16414573

Exit Activity Rags to Riches (hard) https://www.quia.com/rr/638700.html?AP_rand=805747047

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