Writing letters challenges students to write friendly and it is a fun way too. It strengthens their technology skills, exercises their creativity, put them into practice research skills, acquaints them with proper letter writing techniques, and gives students opportunity to visit resource sites to discover information about authors and their town as they learn about writing letters. Finally students will demonstrate their new knowledge by typing and sharing a chosen letter. They will be a better writer and a better communicator. Letter writing provides a pleasant and conducive environment that helps learning process in a classroom. Teachers can use letters as authentic material to teach writing which will arouse interest among the students.
At the same time, this activity promotes inference- making, critical thinking which leads to independent thinking. As we know, writing is a life-long interactive process that is used to communicate with a variety of audiences and for a variety of purposes, adapting language conventions appropriately according to context. Writing is an act of discovery, a means of personal growth, and a tool for clarifying knowledge. To accomplish writing tasks more effectively, students need exposure to a variety of strategies, in order to approach writing systematically. And we as teacher probably put ourselves in charge to create this situation in the class. There are many types of letters that we use daily in our life. For those in school level they are more familiar with the formal letters and personal letters. At earlier stage students love to read letters - personal letters rather than the formal one. Basicallly the personal letters always carries things like feelings and emotional and sometimes its so secretive. These letters are meant for someone who can share the same feelings with those who wrote the letter. Letters also carries thoughts that the writer felt safe to deliver in another way to express their feelings. But unfortunately this adventurous process has been forgotten, as we have new ways of delivering messages, feelings, thoughts and ideas.
At the same time, this activity promotes inference- making, critical thinking which leads to independent thinking. As we know, writing is a life-long interactive process that is used to communicate with a variety of audiences and for a variety of purposes, adapting language conventions appropriately according to context. Writing is an act of discovery, a means of personal growth, and a tool for clarifying knowledge. To accomplish writing tasks more effectively, students need exposure to a variety of strategies, in order to approach writing systematically. And we as teacher probably put ourselves in charge to create this situation in the class. There are many types of letters that we use daily in our life. For those in school level they are more familiar with the formal letters and personal letters. At earlier stage students love to read letters - personal letters rather than the formal one. Basicallly the personal letters always carries things like feelings and emotional and sometimes its so secretive. These letters are meant for someone who can share the same feelings with those who wrote the letter. Letters also carries thoughts that the writer felt safe to deliver in another way to express their feelings. But unfortunately this adventurous process has been forgotten, as we have new ways of delivering messages, feelings, thoughts and ideas.
