She used the personal experience and the form of mini-lesson to explain that the letter should start with the words of welcome and treatment (in this case should be considered, in what respects are sender and recipient).Then in the letter should mention of the previously received message from the recipient’s letter and must be built logically: introduction, main part, conclusion. This guided explanation, informed of what to expect prior to the reading and to writing workshop as of in mini lesson “you’re not just telling students what to do; you’re explicitly teaching that will help students internalize the key point.” …show more content…
I really like how the teacher made the smooth transition from the personal experience of prior knowledge and then to concrete example form read-aloud. Before the reading, the teacher introduces the cover of the book, the title, and the author. She spends some time on an illustration by asking the questions, which are connected to the aim of the lesson and the students ' abilities to practice in prediction strategy also. During the reading, students able to pay attention to previous analyzed the letter and the written letter by Cows to Farmer. For example, what is the word “Dear” means in the letter and its position. The teacher explains, that it is a greeting sentence and that is how the letter supposes to be written at the beginning of the letter. Then, during the reading, the teacher again point on the word “ Sincerely”, what this word means, as this was the final sentences and the end of the letter, and what we need to write behind “the name of the sender.” Then this letter repeats a few times in the book, from Cows to Farmer, from Farmer to Cows, from Hens and Ducks to Farmer, which keep students in intention with the aim of the