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Overview
Winning Letters
SC State Center for the Book
Step 1: Purpose
Books Give Us Wings
Books That Make You Think, Book That Make You Feel
A Personal Letter From Lois Lowry
Step 2: Tone
2014 Winning Letter to Anne Frank
2014 Winning Letter to Sharon Draper
Correspond, Don't Compliment
Synthesize, Don't Summarize
Step 3: Organization
2013 Winning Letter to Laura Ingalls Wilder
Bookend: The Lead
2012 Winning Letter to Mark Doty
Bookend: The Closing
Step 4: Drafting
Revising and Editing
A Few Words About Vocabulary
Letter Writing Format
Step 5: Revision
Revision #1: IDEAS
Revision #2: WORD CHOICE
Revision #3: LEAD & CLOSING
EDITING / FORMATTING
Step 6: Assessment
Rubric
Helpful Resources
Writer's Block
Writing Concisely
Paragraphs
Vocabulary
Punctuation