UNIT X UNIT 3 | 119 DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION Scaffold Assist students as they draft their letters to the editor. Provide language frames and vocabulary. Model how to use the frames to draft a paragraph. Amplify Direct students to add more relevant details to their letter to the editor. They may wish to do additional research about the topic they are writing about. Plan • Analyze the Student Model Discuss the annotated graphic organizer, then create a blank one on the board. Analyze the Student Model and ask volunteers to identify what information to write in each section of the organizer. • Brainstorm topics and use a graphic organizer Give students time to choose and brainstorm topic ideas. Then direct students to copy the organizer. Assist them as they plan their writing. Create your own organizer for the Draft exercise. Draft Express ideas in writing On the board, model using your organizer to draft a letter to the editor. Have students work on their drafts independently. Revise A Use the revision checklist Read the revision checklist aloud and apply it to the Student Model together. Then have students use the checklist with their own drafts. B Peer assess Provide language to express constructive feedback. Say: First, say something the writer did well. Then ask questions or give suggestions. C Revise the draft Have students use their own checklists and feedback from peers to revise their writing. Emphasize focusing on expressing ideas fully and clearly. Edit Use the editing checklist Read the editing checklist together and discuss unfamiliar terms. Apply the checklist to the Student Model. Then assist students as they apply it to their own writing. PRACTICE Plan • Use a graphic organizer to plan your letter. Write notes. Draft • Use the ideas from your organizer to write a draft. Make sure your draft includes: the date, a greeting, and a closing your opinion about an issue reasons that support your opinion a call to action conjunctions to join independent clauses commas for items in a list, if needed Revise A Use the revision checklist to review your draft. B Exchange drafts with a classmate. Give each other suggestions for making your drafts better. C Revise your draft. Edit Use the editing checklist to edit your draft. the issue and your opinion: call to action: Editing Checklist I include the date, a greeting, and closing. My reasons support my opinion about an issue. I use the correct conjunctions to join independent clauses. I use commas for items in a series. Revision Checklist My letter includes a greeting and the date. My letter includes a closing and my signature. My letter includes my opinion about the issues. My letter includes reasons that support my opinion. My letter includes a call to action. reason 1: reason 2: reason 3: UNIT 3 119 UNIT 3 / CONNECT TO WRITING
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