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At the start of this lesson, students will review the friendly letter format as the teacher reads I Wanna Iguana and I Wanna New Room by Karen Kaufman Orloff to the students. These books are told in a friendly letter format between the boy and his parents. With teacher modeling and support, students will then generate a topic and practice writing a friendly letter as a class. Next, students will apply the friendly letter format to create a writing piece in which they write to a reader of their choice on a topic they have chosen. Students will receive practice at editing their writing for proper conventions (independently, through peer review, and in teacher-student mini conferences). A graphic organizer, a letter writing frame, and a guide for revision are provided in the lesson. A closing activity has students writing a letter to their teacher asking for something they would like for their class.

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