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Priya's Thank-You Letter to the TV Station

Grade 1 writing practice: a teacher and a partner help Priya focus her thank-you letter about a TV station trip and add details.

Grade 1ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toW.1.5

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  • 1 Common Core standard
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  • 8 questions
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Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 1
Subject
ELA
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students explain how an adult helps a writer focus on one topic.
  • Students use answers to a partner's questions to add details to a letter.
  • Students choose details that stay on the topic.

How to use

Read the passage aloud and talk about how Mr. Ellis and Noah helped Priya. Students can then answer on their own and share their revised sentence with a partner.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

W.1.5

With adult help, focus on a topic, respond to questions and suggestions from peers, and add details to strengthen writing.

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Priya's Thank-You Letter to the TV Station

Pick one thing, answer questions and tell more.

Read about Priya's letter

Priya wrote a thank-you letter after a class trip. Read how her teacher and her partner helped.

Priya's Thank-You Letter

1Priya's class went on a trip to a TV news station. Ms. Okafor showed them the cameras, the bright lights, and the weather wall.

2Priya wrote this letter:
Dear Ms. Okafor,
Thank you for the trip. I liked it. It was fun.
From, Priya

3Mr. Ellis, her teacher, said, "Pick the one thing you liked best and tell about it." Priya picked the weather wall.

4Her partner, Noah, asked, "What color was the wall?" Priya said, "It was green." Then Noah asked, "Why did you like it?" Priya said, "On TV, a big map showed up on the green wall!"

Think about the helpers

Use the passage to answer.

1.
Who is Priya's letter written to?
  • A. Mr. Ellis
  • B. Noah
  • C. her family
  • D. Ms. Okafor
2.
Read paragraph 3. What did Priya pick to write about?
  • A. the weather wall
  • B. the bright lights
  • C. the cameras
  • D. the school bus
3.
Why did Mr. Ellis tell Priya to pick one thing?
  • A. So she could finish her letter fast.
  • B. So Ms. Okafor would visit the class.
  • C. So she could tell more about one thing.
  • D. So Noah could write the letter for her.
4.
Match each person to what they did.
  1. Ms. Okafor
  2. Mr. Ellis
  3. Noah
  4. Priya
  1. A. asked what color the wall was
  2. B. showed the class the weather wall
  3. C. wrote a thank-you letter
  4. D. said to pick one thing to tell about

Make the letter better

Help Priya add details about the weather wall.

5.
Priya used her answers to Noah to write a new letter. Read paragraph 4. Write the missing words.

Dear Ms. Okafor,
Thank you for the trip. I liked the weather wall best. The wall was  . On TV, a big   showed up on it!
From, Priya

6.
Priya wants every sentence in her letter to tell about the weather wall. Circle the two sentences she could use.

We sang songs on the bus.The wall was bright green.My lunch was in a red bag.On TV, a map showed up on the wall.Ms. Okafor wore a blue shirt.

7.
Priya's first letter said "It was fun." Rewrite the sentence so it tells a detail about the weather wall.
8.
Pretend you are Priya's partner. Write one more question you could ask her about the weather wall.

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