celebrity.letter

=APRIL 20-23=

Title: Letter to a Celebrity Objective(s):  o    Students will practice copying and pasting pictures from the internet into a Word document  o    Students will practice writing a letter to a celebrity Bridge Technology Standards o   1.1.1 o   1.1.3 o   2.2.2 o   3.1 o   3.2 o   4.1 o   4.2 Materials o   Chart paper/white board o   Microsoft Word  o    ** Flash Drive ** o   Google o   Construction paper o   Glue o   Scissors o   Markers/crayons MONDAY BEGINNING ACTIVITY INTRODUCTION MODEL INDEPENDENT WORK TUESDAY INTRODUCTION INDEPENDENT WORK
 * 4:00/5:00 students go to computers and open Mavis Beacon
 * 4:05/5:05 take attendance and other housekeeping items
 * 4:15/5:15 gather students on the carpet and remind them of the expectations (criss-cross, hands folded in lap)
 * 1) explain that this week they are going to write a letter to their favorite celebrity
 * 2) the goal for today is to choose a celebrity and find 2-3 pictures of him/her
 * 3) first, brainstorm some celebrities (it can be people or cartoon animals or movie stars) and write them on the white board SAVE THIS LIST FOR TOMORROW!
 * 1) gather students around 1-2 computers
 * 2) go to www.google.com
 * 3) click “images” at the top left
 * 4) type in a celebrity’s name in the search box
 * 5) when you find a picture of the celebrity, click on it
 * 6) model how to right click and choose “copy”
 * 7) minimize Google and open Microsoft Word
 * 8) right click on the Word page and click “paste”
 * 9) the picture should copy onto the page
 * 10) model how to make the picture larger or smaller
 * 11) explain that they may only have 1 page to print, so they may need to make the pictures bigger or smaller to fit (they should have 2-3 pictures total)
 * 12) find 1-2 more pictures and copy/paste them onto the Word document
 * 13) print out the pictures
 * 14) model how to cut out and glue the pictures onto a piece of construction paper
 * 15) the students need to glue the pictures around the edge or at the top and bottom because their letter is going in the middle!!
 * 16) tell the students that you will keep their work for tomorrow
 * 17) ask for questions
 * 1) have students move to a computer
 * 2) assist/monitor while they find pictures of their celebrity
 * 3) assist/monitor while students print and cut out their pictures
 * 4) when students have glued their pictures on the construction paper, collect the work and save it in a safe place for tomorrow
 * 4:50/5:50 if students finish early, they may have free time
 * 4:00/5:00 students go to computers and open Mavis Beacon
 * 4:05/5:05 take attendance and other housekeeping items
 * 4:15/5:15 gather students on the carpet and remind them of the expectations (criss-cross, hands folded in lap)
 * 1) review this week’s lesson (they are going to write a letter to their favorite celebrity)
 * 2) the goal for today is to write a rough draft letter to the celebrity
 * 3) review the list of celebrities from the brainstorm list
 * 4) next, choose one of the people from the brainstorm list and write a practice letter to him/her
 * 5) tell the students that the letter needs to include the following
 * 6) opening (Dear __,)__
 * 7) 2-3 sentences introducing of themselves (My name is Sam and I am 7 years old. I live in Denver, Colorado and go to Bridge every day.)
 * 8) 2-3 questions (Do you like being famous? Where do you live? What is your favorite color and animal?)
 * 9) Closing (sincerely, love, from etc.)
 * 10) Signature (their name)
 * 11) SEE EXAMPLE BELOW
 * 12)  have students help you come up with the introduction sentences, the questions, and the closing
 * 13) please make sure you emphasize punctuation (commas, periods, capitals)
 * 14) tell the students that this will be a rough draft and tomorrow they will write the final copy
 * 15)  review the parts of the letter (opening, introduction, questions, closing)
 * 16) have students move to a computer
 * 1) assist/monitor while students write their letters (tell them to do their best with spelling because it is a rough draft. Tomorrow you will help them correct mistakes)
 * 2) ** save the letters onto the flash drive for tomorrow! **
 * 4:50/5:50 if students finish early, they may have free time

Dear Shakira, My name is Susie Q. I am 9 years old and in the 3rd grade. I live in   Denver, Colorado. I have 2 cats and 1 bird. Do you have any pets? What is your favorite food? Do you Like to jump rope? Sincerely, Susie Q. WEDNESDAY INTRODUCTION INDEPENDENT WORK THURSDAY
 * 4:00/5:00 students go to computers and open Mavis Beacon
 * 4:05/5:05 take attendance and other housekeeping items
 * 4:15/5:15 gather students on the carpet and remind them of the expectations (criss-cross, hands folded in lap)
 * 1) review the lesson for this week (they are writing a letter to their favorite celebrity)
 * 2) the goal for today is to make a final copy of their letter, print it out, and glue it to the construction paper with the pictures of the celebrity
 * 3) review the directions for writing a letter and what needs to be included (opening, introduction, questions, closing)
 * 4) explain that today you will help them correct spelling/grammar issues
 * 5) ** make sure you set up a system for helping kids (raise hands, give you a sign etc.) and for printing!! **
 * 6) have students move to a computer
 * 7) move their letter from the flash drive onto the desktop
 * 1)  assist/monitor students with spelling and grammar errors
 * 2) when the students’ letters are correct, they may print them out
 * 3) students may cut out and glue their letter onto the construction paper
 * 4) SAVE THE LETTERS FOR TOMORROW!
 * 5) the students are going to share their letters with the class tomorrow
 * 4:50/5:50 if students finish early, they may have free time


 * 4:00/5:00 students go to computers and open Mavis Beacon
 * 4:05/5:05 take attendance and other housekeeping items
 * 4:15/5:15 gather students on the carpet and remind them of the expectations (criss-cross, hands folded in lap)
 * 1) explain that today they are going to share their letters with the class
 * 2) model how to share
 * 3) first, introduce your celebrity (my celebrity is )
 * 4) tell why you chose him/her (I chose Shakira because__)
 * 5) read the letter
 * 6)  you may use one of the student’s letters as an example of how to share
 * 7) review the expectations for the audience (quiet mouths, criss-cross, hands in lap, raise hands for questions/comments)
 * 8) call on students to share their letters with the class
 * 4:50/5:50 if students finish early, they may have free time