04-02-22 from home

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 3

Planning

• What are informal letters? (10 min)
• What are postcards (5 min)
•  Instruction (5min)
• writing (20 minutes)
• Wrap up

What rules do you think/know there are for informal writing?

characteristics  

• colloquial language and terms; spreektaal is toegestaan
• Personal tone; you know the person (friend/family etc)
• Simple structure;
• Samentrekkingen (I'm, can't) en afkortingen (CU later) mogen
• Empathy and emotion; it doesn't have to be dry - use words like 'love', 'hate' etc.

Instruction

1. What and Why: Write a postcard to your friend, practice writing for the test. 
2. How: Follow the steps of the writing assignment 
3. Time: 20 minutes
4. Help: Check yo'self, your neighbour, juf/me
5. Finished: Hand-in, we will discuss most common mistakes and personal feedback
6. Done? 

Assignment - you are writing your friend in England

• Start your letter with 'dear  (name)
• At least 9 sentences: where you are, what it is like, what you are doing, where you are staying, what you were doing last night when something happened, something interesting about the incident or your reaction, tell what used to be different in the past, ask about your friend's live.
• Finish your letter
  
  
• Switch with neighbour and make suggestions for improvement. Is everything there?
• Adjust postcard using suggestions
• Hand in
  
  
  
  

Wrap up: What characteristics of informal writing do you know now?

What have you learned? What do you still need to work on? What questions do you still have?