UNIT X 118 | UNIT 3 DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION Scaffold Have students identify the what, when, where, and who of the letter to the editor. Amplify Have students discuss why they think you wrote the letter to your local restaurant asking them to offer people hand sanitizer. Then have each student write their own letter to the editor asking for the restaurant to offer sanitizer. Have students read each other’s letters, comparing supporting reasons and calls to action. Instructional Routine: Writing p. Txxxvi Persuasive Writing: Write a Letter to the Editor • Recognize characteristics of text type Write persuasive writing on the board. Ask: What do you remember about persuasive writing? Help students recall the letter to the editor from earlier in the unit. Elicit that persuasive writing includes an opinion, reasons that support the opinion, and a call to action. • Understand text structure Have students read along silently as you read aloud the elements of a letter to the editor. Call attention to the terms opinion, issue, support, and call to action. Discuss their meanings as a class. Writing Strategy: Letters and Emails Brainstorm a topic Read the writing strategy text and topics aloud. Ask: What have we read about letters and emails? Have students list the formal aspects of letter writing. Then direct students to read through the topics and choose one. Say: For example, I wrote a letter to my local restaurant asking them to offer hand sanitizer for people before they eat. Student Model • Listen actively Read the Student Model aloud as students follow along. Then give students time to read silently to build comprehension. • Recognize academic language Revisit the elements in persuasive writing and letters to the editor. Have students underline the writer’s opinion in one color, supporting reasons in another color, and the call to action in a third color. (opinion: we should start a free tutoring program; supporting reasons: some students don’t have money for a tutor, tutoring would be good experience for high school students; call to action: to support the tutoring program by calling Ms. Cruz.) EXPLORE AND LEARN UNIT 3 / CONNECT TO WRITING Student Model Dear Editor, January 17, 2022 Many students need help at school. They need help with science, math, and English. Some students need extra help with homework. We should start a free tutoring program after school. Many parents do not have time to help with homework. A school program would help these families. Some students don’t have money for a tutor, so the program will be free for everyone. Students at the high school could help younger students. This would be good experience for teenagers. Some of them might want to be teachers. Ms. Cruz, our science teacher, will help. Please support this new program. Call the school and ask for Ms. Cruz. Sincerely, Ahmad Khan Persuasive Writing Write a Letter to the Editor In persuasive writing, you try to convince the reader to agree with you and act. A letter to the editor includes: • a greeting, the date, a closing, and your signature • your opinion about an issue • reasons that support your opinion • a call to action (what you want the reader to do) Write a letter to the editor. Choose one of these topics or use your own idea. • You want your school to start a tutoring program. • You want your school to start a recycling program. • You want a local skate park to reserve an hour just for beginners. WRITING STRATEGY Letters and Emails Begin with Dear . . . Tell the purpose of your communication. Tell the reader what you want with Please . . . Finish with Sincerely, and sign your name. CONNECT TO Writing UNIT 3 118
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