Introduction
Have you ever thought about what you want to be when you grow up? Where you want to live when you are older? Maybe even where you will attend college?
In this writing activity, you will be writing letters to your future selves! You will write about your goals you hope to achieve when you grow up and anything currently happening in your life. The goal is to be able to further our writing, spelling, and grammar skills, as well as writing a letter in the correct format.
Task
While writing these letters, I want you to focus on your spelling, grammar, punctuation, and overall organization. Don't forget to use the correct letter format we discussed in class! When your senior year of high school arrives, our school staff will mail your letter to you and you'll be able to see how much you have grown and changed since 4th grade!
I will provide paper and envelopes for everyone. If you would like to color or draw pictures, I will also provide crayons and colored pencils.
Process
1. Grab a piece of paper, an envelope, and a pencil.
2. Properly address the envelope.
3. Start writing the letter! Make sure you are using the correct formate of writing a letter. I want you to start off writing about what is currently happening in your life as a 4th grader. Some things you can write about include:
- Your friends
- Your family
- Your current hobbies
- Your favorite subject in school
- Favorite sport
- Favorite food
- Etc.
4. After you write about your current life, I want you to answer these following questions:
- What do you want to be when you grow up and why?
- Where you would like to go to college (if you plan on going)?
- Where would you like to live when you grow up?
- Do you have any other goals you would like to achieve when you grow up?
*If you need help, use these- properly addressing an envelope and proper letter format
5. Decorate or color your letter however you would like.
6. Fold the letter, place it in the envelope, and turn it in to Ms. Holden.
Evaluation
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Poor 0 |
Fair 1 |
Excellent 2 |
total | |
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Punctuation/grammar /spelling |
Student did not use correct grammar and punctuation throughout the letter, misspelled words. | Student used correct grammar and punctuation throughout some of the letter, misspelled few words. | Student does an excellent job using correct grammar and punctuation, no misspelled words. | |
| Organization | Student does not answer questions, letter is out of order and unorganized. | Student answers some questions, letter is somewhat organized and in order. | Student answers all questions, letter is organized and in order. | |
| Letter format | Student does use proper letter format, missing key points. | Student somewhat follows letter format, missing few key points. | Student uses correct letter format, no missing key points |
Conclusion
Great job class! You are now experts at writing letters! Use all of the information we learned next time you have to write a letter. I hope you all look forward to receiving your letters your senior year!
Credits
I would like to thank my professor Dr. Hosseinali for teaching me how to make a WebQuest. I can't wait to be able to use this when I become a teacher.
Teacher Page
By: Abby Holden
This was designed to further writing, spelling, and punctuation skills, as well as learning how to properly write a letter.