Author Letter: Lois Lowry
Alexandra
Wyoming Middle School
17 Wyoming Avenue
555 Broadway
New York, New York 10012-3999
Dear Ms. Lowry:
As a student reading many of your books, I wanted to thank you for your wonderful work. Your books often contain questions that are intriguing and thought-inspiring.
I have read a few of your books, including A Summer to Die, Number the Stars, and The Giver. Being a sister to a girl with medical problems, I really related to many aspects A Summer to Die. Number the Stars was also an excellent book, full of suspense and a real-life element from the fact that it took place in a factual time period. But, I would have to say that my favorite is The Giver. I thought so much about this book, and what it would be like to live in that community and the concept of living with the Sameness. Had you considered a sequel? I would be very interested in what happened to Jonas- or Fiona, Asher, Lily, and the Giver-after the ending of the book.
Thank you so much for writing these books. They were enjoyable and nearly challenging. I look forward to any future publishhings of yours! Thank you for taking the time to read my letter.
Sincerely,
Alexandra
Thank You Letter
Dear Leila,
Thank you so much for inviting me to NYC this summer. As you know, I have wanted to visit this marvelous city nearly my entire life. Of all the many things you have done for me, this is the most generous, and one of the most heartfelt. Amazingly, you have selected many of my dream destinations! Broadway, of course, the Plaza, and Saks Fifth Avenue, only to name a few- I could hardly be more elated! Not to say in the least that that it is merely the city that creates the appeal of this trip. There is no one I would prefer to you as my New York companion. I?m am also thrilled that I will be meeting your friends Fran and Lucy, considering that I have heard so many incredible things about them. Only 104 days left!
Alexandra
Self-Reflection #2
Self-Reflection
The piece that I consider to be
my best six-trait piece is "She Made a Bracelet". I used many
different sentence beginnings, and sentences of many different lengths.
Many of my word choices made pictures in my mind as I re-read it, and
they seemed very descriptive. I could almost hear the girls
talking! Also, I have no grammatical errors. (Yes!) I believe it
is a good article.
"Sensory Details:Restlessness" is
the piece that most puts me to shame. There is no sentence fluency-
every sentence is overflowing and crammed with nearly useless words.
This brings me to my word choices. The words do not fit the title and
create-not pictures- but a feeling of immense boredom. Probably, I have
grammatical errors, but I did not chance upon any. Oh, well. In every
other respect, this article is a despicable disgrace!
In the future, I will use the SMART
method to improve the clarity of my sentence fluency, and vary my
sentence beginnings. At least one sentence will begin with an adverb in
every blog entry. This goal is-I believe- measurable and
achievable.
Friendly Letter
February 8, 2006
Dear Bailey,
I miss you so much! I can?t believe I haven?t seen you since last summer. At least we had a great time and made many memories. I love to think about that visit.
Again, thanks a lot for inviting me. Also, thanks for inviting Kelsey. The way you surprised me was hilarious! She made everything more fun. Plus, I never would?ve gotten a chance to see her otherwise.
Remember the time we stuffed our bathing suits with rocks? That was awesome! We looked so fat- I can?t believe your mom took pictures. It was scary when the rocks weighed us down, though, and they all spilled out sooner or later. Didn?t it just take forever to clean them up? How many were there? Four hundred?
That ?court case? was so silly. I still have the drawings and quotes about ?evidence?. Remember that? You were Arthur, I think. Maybe. You guys were actually MAD until we had the court case. Then it was just funny. (It really was all along.)
Even if we hadn?t done so much silly and memorable stuff, I would?ve loved it. Your house is-as always- fabulous, and your family seems just like it?s mine. Strangely enough, I feel almost like they?re MY family. We had the greatest food. Those juicy pear jelly -beans were fabulous.
I hope we can see each other over Spring Break. I don?t think you-know-who is taking me. (Cross your fingers!) Even if we can?t, call me, email me, even use our ?special? stationary to write. Sorry this letter is so short!
Your Best Friend Forever,
Alexandra