Reading and Writing Assignment for 9/11

Dear Sarah:

I am Anna Witting, Mr Jacob Witting's daughter. I have a brother, his name is Caleb Witting. Our Mama died before. We want a new mother, and Papa wants his new bride, too. I want to know can you braid hair and make stew and bake bread. What is your favorite colors? What do you see everyday? I really want to see them.

          Very turly yours

          Anna Witting

P.S. What does your brother, William do? I want to know.

Absolutely perfect, right down to the P.S. Wonderful, wonderful work!  You clearly understood what Sarah wrote in her letter and used that information to imagine what Anna wrote in hers. Laraine

P.S. Perhaps you can write a letter for William as well?   Remember, practice makes perfect.

Hello,Laraine

Dear Sarah:

     I am Anna.I and Caleb really want to be our mother. Can you braid hair and make stew or any thing else?What is your favorit colour?What is your brother William's job? Can you see whale and lots of fish on the sea? That would be beautiful.

     I am Caleb,Anna's brother.What's your cat's name?Does she like dogs? We have dogs.Our house is small and it is on the prairieand we have lots of aniaml and we don't have close neighbors.What is your house looks like?

     Very turly yours

     Anna Witting and Caleb Witting.

    P.S Calebo you snore?Can you keep a fire going at night?

Dear Sarah:

       I am Anna, Mr Jacob's daughter.I am the biggest, I have a young brother, his name is Caleb.I have some question for you:Can you braid hair? Can you make stew and bake bread? What your favorite colors? I really want know them.

                                                                          Anna

   P.S.Is your brother a fishmam?What is he catching?

Dear Sarah:

     I am Caleb, I am Anna's brother.I am the younggest one at my family.My house was small and there were some aniaml here.And I have some questiono you like small room? Can you keep a fire going at night?And do you snore?

                                                                             Caleb

P.S.What your cat's name? What color is her? Is she like dogs? We have a dog at home.

@Cindy

These are wonderful responses, and good for you for playing both roles, brother and sister.

The letters you posted show you understood Sarah's letters perfectly. But they also show your gifts as a writer. I love the details about the cat and Sarah's brother.

If I could give your letters three "likes" each I would. 

Excellent work.  See you soon. Laraine

@Enya

Your letters are just great. I am so glad that you did both. You clearly understood every word of Sarah's letters. Best of all, you used her letters to create your own.

I particularly like your including the emoticon. And I like that you mentioned the children's desire for a mother. The letters are a delight to read.

Great work from a great student.

See you soon.

Dear Sarah:

    I am Caleb Witting, Mr Jacob Witting' s son and Anna Witting' s brother. I know my sister did ask you a lot, yes, she is very verbose. But I still want to ask you something. What is your cat' s name? Does it like dogs? Our house is small, it is in the country with no close neighbors, but we love it. How about your house? I think it is very beautiful.

    Do you like small rooms? I do. Can you keep a fire going at night? That is really cool.

                  Very truly yours

         Caleb Witting

P.S. Do you snore? My Papa snore very loudly, just like a cow.

Dear Mark,

I don't know which I like more, the fact that your letter is so clever or the fact that it made me laugh out loud. I particularly the comparison of the father's snoring to a cow snorting (Note that  the letters snor have a consistent sound).

I can't wait to see what you will come up with next for a class writing assignment. 

See you soon. 

P.S. I hope you have some good and funny sentences ready for class. I am looking forward to more laughing.