3rd Grade
Writing Standard 2: Write
informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and
information clearly.
Writing Standard 8: Recall information from experiences or gather information from print and digital sources; take brief notes on sources and sort evidence into provided categories.
Writing Standard 8: Recall information from experiences or gather information from print and digital sources; take brief notes on sources and sort evidence into provided categories.
WebQuest:
Mail Time!
To be the best Mail Delivery person you need some training.
Let's explore letter writing, mail processing and delivery.
1. As a Mail Delivery person, what will you be
delivering? Letters!! Why do we have letters to
deliver? Because people like to communicate! Click these links
to see why people write letters
http://365lettersblog.blogspot.com/2009/01/10-reasons-to-write-letter.html 10 reasons to write a letter
Copy down 4 reasons to write a letter from the blog:
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2. http://365lettersblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/reasons-to-write-letters.html reasons to write letters.
Have you ever received mail? ________________________________________________________
Who did you get a letter from in the mail? ____________________________________________________________________________________
Who did you get a letter from in the mail? ____________________________________________________________________________________
How did it make you feel read the letter? That's how your
friends or family feel when they get a letter from you. _____________________________________________________
3. Now, let's explore HOW to write a letter.
There are important parts to a letter. Take a look at this website showing the
popular cartoon character-Arthur-reviewing the parts of a letter. You can
also click to see the parts of an email, a postcard, and a greeting card.
http://pbskids.org/arthur/games/letterwriter/letter.html
Who will you write your letter to?
How will you write the greeting?
What will you write about?
How will you write the greeting?
What will you write about?
4. Click this link to take you to an online letter
generator. Go through the steps. Use this to see how what you write gets
put into the different parts of a letter. http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/letter_generator/
Then, try hand-writing the letter on the piece of paper below.
Then, try hand-writing the letter on the piece of paper below.
Name and describe 3 parts of a letter?
How do you think the
person you are writing to will feel when they get the mail and read your
letter?
5. Now that the letter is written, let's address the
envelope. There are three things required to be on an envelope. You
can also view the Arthur website again to see the parts that are on an
envelope, just scroll down below the letter: http://pbskids.org/arthur/games/letterwriter/letter.html
Name and describe the three things required for an envelope:
6. One important part of an envelope is the
stamp! You buy stamps at the Post Office. We will practice that in
class. For now, you can see the different stamp designs available from
the Post Office at this website. Don't buy stamps without your parents
permission, simply view the designs available: https://store.usps.com/store/browse/category.jsp?categoryId=catBuyStamps&categoryNavIds=catBuyStamps.
Pick two stamp designs that you like the most:
7. Would you like to design your own stamp?
Click here http://www.eduplace.com/activity/pdf/stamp.pdf and print off the picture and create your own
stamp. Your stamp can look like the one’s from the previous website, or you can
create your own.
8. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpayiRaM86E Write 4 interesting things that you have learned
from this video:
9. Let's
see how a Mail Delivery person spends their day: http://www.ehow.com/how-does_4635766_mailman-spend-workday.html
Briefly describe the 5 steps of how a Mail Delivery person spends
their day:
Congratulations! You have now completed your initial training
program to become a Mail Delivery person. There is one more part
- practicing at our classroom Post Office. Bring your letter,
envelope and stamp to class and we will practice buying and selling stamps,
processing mail and delivering mail.
Teacher Answer Key
1. Copy down 4
reasons to write a letter from the blog:
The answers could be 4 of these:
1. It's personal — The recipient of your letter knows that not only did you think about him or her but that you took the time to sit down, put pen to paper and record your thoughts.
The answers could be 4 of these:
1. It's personal — The recipient of your letter knows that not only did you think about him or her but that you took the time to sit down, put pen to paper and record your thoughts.
2. It's personalized — You can
choose a card or stationery and envelope that matches your personality. If
there's no stationery that matches you, you can make your own!
3. It's lasting — Oh sure, lots of
people save e-mails, but who actually pulls them out of the archives and reads
them again? Letters can be saved and cherished for generations.
4. It can be romantic — Spritz a
little perfume on the paper, tuck in a wildflower from that bouquet he picked
for last summer, end it with Xs and Ox....
5. It's cheap — A piece of paper,
an envelope, a stamp and a pen, and you have something that the recipient will
treasure forever.
6. It's controlled — There's no
chance you'll accidentally send a handwritten letter to everyone in your
address book, like you can mistakenly do with e-mail.
7. It lets you spread good news —
The economy, the war, crime...the news can be so depressing these days. A
letter from you gives your recipient some good news for a change. Tell him or
her how your kids are doing in school, that you saw a bluebird in the front
yard yesterday, even just that you thought of them today. It'll brighten their
day!
8. It's tangible — A letter can be
held, carried around, slipped under a pillow, re-read at the coffee shop. Oh, I
know about Blackberries and other ways of reading e-mail in the coffee shop,
but it's not the same. Trust me. It's not the same.
9. Technology won't make it
obsolete — I can read the handwritten letters that my
great-great-great-grandmother wrote to my great-great-grandfather more than 100
years ago. Will your great-great-great-grandchildren be able to read your
e-mails in 100 years? I'll bet they'll still be able to read your hand-written
letters, though!
10. It takes time — This
means there are fewer chances for you to say something you don't mean. More
time for you to say the right thing, to say it the way you really want to say
it. A well-thought letter shows you took time for the recipient.
2. Have you ever
received mail? Yes/or NO
Who did you get a letter from in the mail? Own Judgement.
Who did you get a letter from in the mail? Own Judgement.
How did it make you feel read the letter? That's how your friends
or family feel when they get a letter from you. Explain feelings
3. Who will you
write your letter to? Own
Judgement
How will you write the greeting? Says Hello, and shows who you’re talking to
What will you write about? Own Judgment
How will you write the greeting? Says Hello, and shows who you’re talking to
What will you write about? Own Judgment
4. Read and correct spelling from the handwritten
letter.
The
three could be: Heading, Salutation, Body, Closing or Signature
Own
Judgment
5. Name and
describe the three things required for an envelope: Your address- goes in top left corner. Friend’s address-goes in the
middle to show where the letter should be sent. Stamp- top right corner and
shows that you have paid for the letter.
6. Pick two stamp
designs that you like the most: Just
need to write down two
7. Their drawn stamp needs to be stapled to this
packet when they are finished.
8. Own Judgment
9. Organizing the Mail-
Packing the Mail- Delivering Mail in Mail Rooms- Delivering Mail to Mailboxes-
End of the Day (Make sure they describe each step)
