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Mr. Borg |
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Starting in September |
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Letter Writing |
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Grade 6 English |
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GRADE AND SUBJECT INFORMATION: |
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| BIG IDEAS |
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Even with e-mail, we still need to write letters. When you write letters, you must make sure that your purpose is |
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very clear to the reader. Letters can be written for many different purposes. When you write a letter you also |
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need to develop your ideas so that you achieve your purpose. You need to connect your ideas so that they |
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make sense. |
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Letter Writing:types of letters |
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* A friendly letter to an older relative, or pen pal |
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* A persuasive letter to parents convincing them to "change a family rule", "buy a pet", "buy a computer", |
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"Go on a vacation" or whatever. |
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* A letter of request. Write to various companies requesting information or "free samples". |
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Once a week a student will be selected to write a class letter to the parents. This letter will be published on |
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the class website on the following Friday night. This letter will be assessed according to the linked |
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expectations. |
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| CULMINATING SUBTASK |
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| SUBTASKS |
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TASK OVERVIEW |
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An Advice Letter |
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Even with e-mail, we still need to write letters. When |
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< Click on Sub Tasks for more detail |
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you write letters, you must make sure that your |
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purpose is very clear to the reader. Letters can be |
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written for many different purposes. When you write |
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a letter you also need to develop your ideas so that |
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you achieve your purpose. You need to connect |
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your ideas so that they make sense. |
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A Postcard |
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< Click on Sub Tasks for more detail |
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Even with e-mail, we still need to write letters. When |
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you write letters, you must make sure that your |
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purpose is very clear to the reader. Letters can be |
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written for many different purposes. When you write |
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a letter you also need to develop your ideas so that |
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you achieve your purpose. You need to connect |
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your ideas so that they make sense. |
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< Click on Sub Tasks for more detail |
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Class Letters |
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Even with e-mail, we still need to write letters. When |
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you write letters, you must make sure that your |
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purpose is very clear to the reader. Letters can be |
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written for many different purposes. When you write |
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a letter you also need to develop your ideas so that |
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you achieve your purpose. You need to connect |
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your ideas so that they make sense. |
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