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Each student received a special letter just for them from me. In the letter I asked them a few questions and encouraged them to respond in their own letter. This activity was fun and effective!

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Letter writing rubric used for summative assessment

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low

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medium

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used as formative assessment to decide what areas need scaffolding or re-teaching

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After list making was explained to the class, we made one together as a model.

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Organizer students used to create their Christmas list, which they would later use when writing their final letter

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Directions for the writing activity that would be used as a summative assessment

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low

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A discussion based read-aloud gets students interested in the topic as well as participating in their learning.

This second reference text is utilized as reinforcement for concepts and formatting.

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I Wanna New Room, by Karen Kaufman Orloff

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A discussion based read-aloud gets students interested in the topic as well as participating in their learning.

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Students engage in a discussion with their primary educator as she models how to correctly write and format a letter.