Friday, September 27, 2013

Hands on Activities

English Class                                                                               Mrs. Cynthia Maldonado
Unit 9. 4: It's a Matter of Opinion
Theme: Informal Letters
Practice Activity:

As a practice exercise on the theme: Informal Letters you will need to work in two activities.
  1. The first one reads as follows.
           a. Link in the following internet address:
         http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/letter_generator/
           b. Follow the instructions given, step by step.
           c. then after you finish with the activity either print out a copy from and turn
               it to the teacher on class or either send it to her school e-mail address:

     
             The rubrics for grading this first assignment is presented through in the:
             rubrics section.  It's due date is: Thursday October 3, 2013.



    2.  Then ...Imagine a friend ended up in a hospital after trying an extreme sport. 
         What would you say to him or her? Write a letter to this friend explaining
          what you think about the accident.

 


          GOOD TO KNOW:

While doing your activities remember that::
 
  a.  Each writing activity need to turn in separate sheet of paper
  b.  Need to answer in paragraph/composition/letter format
(according to theme style format)
  c. Watch for grammar, coherence and sentence structure.
      (subject + verb + compliment= sentence)
  d. Neatness on paper and work presentation
  e.  Heading (on back of the paper as ask by teacher)                                                   
  f.  Responsibility (Turn in on time= 5 pts. per each day tardy;
                                                            max. 3 days delay)
 
 
 
Note: a more detailed rubric together with the due dates will be given to the students in class for them to use as a guide while doing their works.

 

 


Samples of Informal Expressions to use in letters


English Class                                                          Mrs. Cynthia Maldonado

Unit 9.4 It’s Matter of Opinions                   Textbook: Scholastic Read XL

Reading Selection: The Science Behind Extreme Sports                 

Genre: Nonfiction Article                                                      Pages: 20-28

Theme: Informal Letters                   Sub-theme: Informal Expressions

    The following are a list of possible expressions you may use when

     writing an informal letter. 

Part of the Letter
Informal Expression
Name
Hi/Hello Mary
Mary,....(or no name at all)
 
 
Previous contact
Thanks for your e-mail.
Re your e-mail,...
Sorry, I haven't written for ages, but I've been really busy.
 
 
Reason for writing
Just a short note about...
I'm writing about...
Here's the...you wanted.
I got your name from...
Please note that...
 
 
Giving information
Just a note to say...
We can confirm that...
Good news!
Unfortunately,...
 
 
Attachments
I've attached...
Here is the...you wanted.
 
 
Asking for information
Can you tell me a little more about...
I'd like to know...
Please send me...
 
 
Requests
Please could you...
Could you...?
Can I have...?
I'd appreciate your help on this.
 
 
Promising action
I'll...
I'll look into it.
I'll get back to you soon.
 
 
Offering help
Do you want me to...?
Shall I...?
Let me know if you'd like me to...
 
 
Final comments
Thanks again for...
Let me know if you need anything else.
Just give me a call if you have any questions. My number is...
 
 
Close
Looking forward to...(+ -ing)
Best wishes to...
Speak to/See you soon.
Bye (for now) / All the best