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In this writing project, students used what they learned about persuasive writing to write a persuasive email to the principal. They were required to use capitalization and punctuation. I taught creating a salutation in the email and a closing with their name. Ms. Hyland, our building principal, responded to all student emails.
Suwayne's Email
Suwayne's Email
Jason's Email
Jason's Email
Ariana's Email
Ariana's Email
The students loved doing this project. It was nice to change how we write for a portion of the unit. Writing emails is one of the new digital literacy standards for the K-1 grade band. This was an easy way to incorporate technology into what we are already doing in class. I found the students were able to transfer some of what they learned in opinion writing. I found that in their traditional writing packets, they were more likely to edit or revise their work than in the emails. I also noticed that in their writing packets they used many transition words but not as much in the emails. Next year, I will encourage them to use their same checklists they use in their writing packets for their emails.
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