Draft Johnny's Last Letter

Aim:
IWBAT draft a personal letter from Johnny to Ponyboy that describes my experience and gives advice.

• Format: personal (friendly) letter
• Audience: Ponyboy Curtin
• Role: Johnny Cade
• Topic: what I've learned & my advice for Ponyboy

Tasks:

1. Do Now: Your/You're Practice (please complete in order):

• A) Tutorial & Practice Activity
• B) Flashcards Practice:


• C) Rags to Riches game

2. Create Document on Google Drive:

1. Open Google Drive.
2. Click Create. Select Document.
3. Click Untitled Document in the upper left corner.
4. Rename your document Johnny's Last Letter - by FirstName LastName. Click OK.
5. Don't change the font or text size yet.

3. Draft Your Letter: Your requirements include:

• I wrote in first-person narrative perspective, pretending to be Johnny (I = Johnny)
• My writing is formatted as a personal (friendly) letter, to Ponyboy 
• I have included the date and greeting at the top 
• I have written three paragraphs (each with 5 or more sentences) 
• First paragraph: introduction, catch-up/chit-chat, purpose of letter 
• Second paragraph: summary of what has happened to you, how you are feeling 
• Third paragraph: advice to Ponyboy 
• I have included a salutation and closing at the end 
• My sentences begin with capital letters and end with periods / question marks / exclamation points

4. Share Your Letter with Mr. T:

1. In the upper left corner of your document, click Share.
2. Next to People at kippbayarea.org who have the link can view, click Change.
3. Next to Access: Anyone within kippbayarea.org, click Can view and select Can comment from the dropdown menu. Click Save.
4. When the link to share is highlighted, press Ctrl + C to copy the link.
5. Complete the form below, and use Ctrl + V to paste the link. 

Homework: Finish Rough Draft (on Google Drive!)