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writingnotes
WritingNotes
ByLynnLimon
AlamanceCommunityCollege
Objectives:
♦Studentswillwrite(inEnglish)asuitablenoteforthesituationdescribedtothem.
♦Studentswillusecorrectformfortheirnote.
♦Studentswillacquirekeyvocabularypertinenttonotewriting:
forexample,penpal.
Level:
MyclassisMixed(intermediateandadvanced)
Time:
Icovertheinitialinstructiononwritingnotesasapartoftheworkwedoinclassoverthecourseoftwoweeks.Thenwecontinuetopracticethroughoutthesemesterusingavarietyofnote-writingscenarios.
ACTIVITIES
Introductory“Lecture”:
Ibeginbygivingtheclassasimpleorientationtonotewritingsimilarincontenttothefollowingparagraph:
Notewritingisacommonformofsocialcommunication.Althoughsocietytodayisleaningtowarde-mail,itisstillimportanttolearntheskillofnotewriting.Notescanbeusedtoexpressaconcern,tocommunicategratitude,toextendaninvitation,ortoaskaquestion.Notescanalsobeawaytoshowsomeoneyouarethinkingaboutthem.
SettheScene:
NextIdescribetotheclassonespecificscenarioorsituationinwhichitisappropriatetowriteanote.AlistofseveralscenariosthatIuseisgivenbelowforyourconsideration.
1)Thankyouformybirthdaygift
2)Invitationtomyhousefordinner
3)ThankyoutothechurchwhereourESLclassmeetsforallowingustousethefacilities
4)NoteofencouragementtoaMarine,tosaythankyouforservingthiscountry.(Wemailthese.)
5)Penpalnote
6)Notetoamechanicexplainingaproblemwiththebrakes
7)Notetotheteacherexplainingwhyyoucan’tcometoclasstomorrow
Modeling:
IinvolvetheclassindraftingasamplenotethatIwriteontheboard.Iincludemostofthefollowingpoints,adjustingforthetypeofnotewearedoing:
∙Structureofanote(date,heading,body,closing,signature)
∙Kindofnote(Iexplainthekindofnotewearewriting.Thelistinthesectionabovegivesthedifferenttypesofnotesthatmyclasstypicallywritesoverthecourseofasemester.)
∙Capitalization
∙Punctuation(commas,periods,questionmarks)
∙Vocabulary
∙Synonyms(forexamplethankful,grateful)
∙Ideastoincludeinyourletter
∙Formingquestions-wordorder(Icoverthisandthenextpointwhenwedopenpalletters.)
∙Answeringquestions
WritingandCorrection:
Whenit’stimetowrite,eachstudentworksindependentlyonadraft,whichhe/shethenshowstome.Wediscusscorrectionstogether,markingthedraftandmakingchangesasnecessary.Studentsusuallydoare-writethatdayorthenext.Dependingonthetypeofnote,wemaytaketwotothreedaystocompletethewritingandrevision,allofwhichisdoneintheclassroom.Icollectthefinalcopies.
Presentation:
Whenthenotesarefinished,Iusuallyaskseveralstudentstoreadtheirsaloud,orsometimes,Ireadthemtotheclass.Occasionallywedosomethingthatneedstobecollectedandsentoutquickly,sowedon’treadthemaloud.
Mostofthenoteswewritearedeliveredtospecificrecipients.Forexample,wemailournotestotheMarinestomyMarineson-in-lawfordistribution.ThenotestotheChurchStaffarehand-delivered,andthePenPalnotesaredeliveredintheclassroomtoour“resident”penpal,myaide.
Samplesofnotesfrommystudentsaregivenonthefollowingpages.Eachstudentwroteacompletenote,includingdateandheading,onaseparatesheetofstationery.Forbrevityofpresentationinthislessonplan,allnotesonthesametopicaregiveninalistformatunderasingledateandheading.
Expansion:
Aftertheclasshasdonethefirstnote,Ifindithelpfultoreturntothetopicofwritingnotesperiodically.Irepeatthemodelingprocessandreviewpriorlearningasweworkthroughdraftinganoteforanewscenario.
DearMarine
January12,2007
DearMarine,
_______________________________________________________
Hi!
MynameisJoseCarchi.I’mfromEcuador.I’velivedinUnitedStatefor10years.I’mastudentofESLclass.
Thankyouforyourefforts.
WeappreciateyourservicetotheU.S.A.IhopeyoureturnsafetyandIhopeyoucomehomesoon.Iamprayingforallofyou.
Sincerely,
JoseCarchi
_______________________________________________________
Wearemissingyou.ThankyouforservingyourCountry.IamanEnglishstudentfromElSalvador.Ihavelivedhere12years.
Godblessyou.
Sincerely,
VictorianoRomero
_______________________________________________________
MynameisSanjuana.Youdon’tknowmeandIdon’tknowyoubutIwrotethislittlelettertogreetyou,giveyouthanks,andencourageyou.IfromtoMexico,IliveinBurlington,N.C.,andIamstudyingEnglish.IrecognizeyoueffortsandforthisreasonIamprayingforallofyoueverydayandIhopeyoureturnsafely.Godblessyou.Youcandoit.
P.D.SorrymyEnglishnotisperfectyet.
Sincerely,
SanjuanaLimόn
_______________________________________________________
Wearethinkingaboutyou.Thankyouforservingyourcountry.
IamanEnglishstudentfromKorea.Ihavelivehere1yearandIhavetwochildren.onesonanothedaughter.Theyareverysmart.MysongoestotheTurren-tineMiddleSchool.HelikesschoolandmydaughtergoestotheSmith-elementarySchool.Shelikestheschooltoosowelikelivinghere.TheAmericanPeopleareverykindverygoodpeopleandIgototheEnglishclas.MyteacherLynne.SheisverygoodteacherIlikeher.andmyfamilytoo.Wewanttolivehereaprobablywecandoit.Butsometimeit’sveryhardanddifferentbecauseitdifficultcultureanddifficultworkandlanguage.Maybewecandoit.
Godblessyou.
Sincerely,
MinSeKim
DearChurchStaff
January17,2007
DearChurchStaff,
_______________________________________________________
Thankyouforallowingustouseyourfacilities.I’msohappyinthisclass.Theroomisbigandtheparkinglotisbigtoo.
Thankyousomuch,
MinervaMendoza
_______________________________________________________
WelikethechurchbecauseIamaChristianandmyclassstudenttoo.
Weareusingthechurcheveryday.Weareusingtheclassroom,kitchen,etc.Everythingisreallynice.
Thanksomuch.Thechurchstaffisverykind.Wemeetthechurchstaffeverymorningandthey“sayHi.Howareyou?
Andsmillface.Ilikethemandeverything.Thanksomuch.
(appreciated)
MinSeKim
_______________________________________________________
I’mMariana.
Igladtocomeinthisplace.YouareveryFriendlyPeoPle.
IsayThankYouForallowingUstousetheFacilities:
ourroom,Kitchen,etc.
Thankyouforallowingustouseit.Godbless
Sincerely,
MarianaMarquina
_______________________________________________________
Thankyouforallowingustouseyourfacilities.Thischurchhasnicepeopleandfriendlyandroomsareclean.
Sincerely,
JoseCarchi
_______________________________________________________
Thankyouforallowingustouseyourfacilities(rooms,Kitchen,etc.)Everyoneisverykindandfriendly.
Godblessyou.
Sincerely,
VictorianoRomero
_______________________________________________________
Iwanttosaythanksforallthefacilitiesthatyouofferus.Allthestudentsareverycomfortable.
Godblessyou.
Sincerely,
SanjuanaLimón
DearPenPal
Myaide,Elaine,wasourpenpalforthisexercise.Shewroteonegeneralnotetotheclass,askingquestionsinhernote.Eachstudentwrotehis/herownpersonalresponse.Manyarecontinuingtowritebackandforth.Elainereplies,andwedeliverthelettersduringclasstime.Elaine’sinitialletterisgivenbelow,followedbythestudents’answers.
February1,2007
DearStudent,
HowdoyoulikelivinginNorthCarolina?
Islivingherewhatyouexpected?
Haveyouvisitedthemountainsorthebeach?
IhopeyouwillwritetomesoIcangettoknowyoubetter.
Sincerely,
ElaineJones
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Studentrepliesareshownonthefollowingpages.
February2,2007
DearElaine,
_______________________________________________________
IhavebeenlivinginNorthCarolinasince1993,andIexpecttoliveherewithmyfamily.Ihavevisitedthebeachonetimeanditwasbeautiful.Mychildrenandmyhusbandenjoyeditverymuch.
Andhowaboutyou?
Tellmewheredoyouliketogoonyourvacation?
IfyougosomewherelikethebeachormountainIhopeyouenjoyit.
Sincerely,
AnaRomero
_______________________________________________________
I’mMariana.
I’vebeenlivinginNorthCarolinasince2000.Ilikeherebecauseit’squiettheotherplaces.I’venevergonetothemountains,butIwillbe.Ihopetogotothereoneday.AndaboutifI’vebeentothebeach?
YesIlikethat.
Iexpecttolivehereforalongtime.
Sincerely,
MarianaMarquina
_______________________________________________________
Howareyou?
MynameisSanjuanaandIwanttosaythatIliketoliveinNorthCarolinabecauseit’sbeautiful,veryquiet,andIlovethevegetation.ThefirsttimethatIvisitedtoNorthCarolinaIlovedthisplace.I’vevisitedthemountains,they’rebeautiful.I’venevervisitedthebeach.
Ilovetolivehere.IinviteyoutovisitNorthCarolina.Pleasecomesoon!
Sincerely,
SanjuanaLimón
_______________________________________________________
WhendidyouCometoUnitedStates?
DoyoulikeitinNorthCarolina?
WhatdoyoulikeinNorthCarolina?
Doyoulikethemountainsorthelakes?
Doyouhavefriends,orfamilyinthisCountry?
Ihopetoseeyousoon.
Sincerely,
VictorianoRomero
NotesofConcern
ThefollowingarenotesthestudentswrotetoElainewhenhermomwenttothehospital.
_______________________________________________________
February8,2007
DearElaine,
_______________________________________________________
Hi
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