INFORMAL LETTER: SCAFFOLDING NOTES

A set of 9 scaffolding notes of 6 sessions on teaching and learning resources of informal letter writing based on New Bloom’s Taxonomy.

After completing this unit students will be able to:

SESSION 1 - REMEMBERING: Recognise and retrieve the key elements of an informal letter.
SESSION 2 - UNDERSTANDING: Interpret and classify the authorial techniques in an informal letter.
SESSION 3 - APPLYING: Implement and execute informal letter writing techniques.
SESSION 4 - ANALYSING: Explore and demonstrate the knowledge of informal letters in writing.
SESSION 5 - EVALUATING: Check and critique a sample informal letter.
SESSION 6 - CREATING: Compose and produce the final informal letter.

This download includes:

Scaffolding Notes 1: Structure and Features of Informal Letter
Scaffolding Notes 2: Impact of Language and Vocabulary in an Informal Letter
Scaffolding Notes 3: Use of Language in an Informal Letter
Scaffolding Notes 4: Planning Frame of an Informal Letter
Scaffolding Notes 5: Informal Letter Writing Organiser
Scaffolding Notes 6: Informal Letter Checklist
Scaffolding Notes 7: PQP and TAG Techniques
Scaffolding Notes 8: Informal Letter Prompt
Scaffolding Notes 9: Informal Letter Rubrics

Here are some possible uses for these in your classroom:

To challenge early finishers
For effective tutoring
As ESL stations and sub tubs
As holiday work and homework
For small group collaborations
For an end of unit assessments
For reinforcement and enrichment