"Voice Letters" Creative Letter Writing (Keep It Fresh! Writing Center)

Voice Letters is a "Keep It Fresh! Writing Center" in which students write a friendly letter in a creative way. Through the writing center materials, students choose a recipient to whom to write a letter, and a voice or emotion with which to use. Use it as a writing center, a writing station, or individual writing activity.

Each of my "Keep It Fresh! Writing Centers" is designed to engage students in fresh writing practice without having to create a brand new center each week. Each writing center focuses on one form of writing and uses simple ways for you to easily change it and keep it fresh!

With Voice Letters, the student starts by choosing a recipient and a voice from a given list (e.g. "Write to your hairstylist with an outraged voice."). A planner is used to create the background story that prompts a letter to be written, and ideas ideas to include in the letter are brainstormed. The student then uses the letter-writing paper to write their final letter.

Check out the PREVIEW for a closer look!

Within the resource, I explain how to set-up and organize the writing center using a two-pocket folder and a couple of sheet protectors (*NOTE: Folder and sheet protectors are not included in the resource). This way, everything students will need is contained within the folder, allowing students to simply grab it and go!

What's Included?

• Teacher Information and Detailed Set-Up Instructions
• Student Directions
• 10 pre-made "Voice Letter Choice Lists" (plus one blank template)
• Student Planners (two differentiated options)
• Letter Writing Paper (three options)
• 4 Tip Cards (with writing tips specific to this center)
• Folder "extras": cover-label, pocket labels
• Scoresheets
• DIGITAL VERSION of the entire writing center, using Google Slides
• Information on Creating a Keep It Fresh! Writing Centers "Hub"

**For personal and single classroom use only. If using with multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses at the discounted rate.**

Be sure to check out ALL of my Keep It Fresh! Writing Centers:

1. "Choose Your Chapters" (Fictional Narrative Writing)
2. "Writing Battles" (Persuasive Writing)
3. "Adventures with Strange Items" (Adventure Story Writing)
4. "How-To Guides Through Different Eyes" (Procedural Writing)
5. "Character Scrapbooks" (Developing Characters for Writing)
6. "Problem Fixers" (Opinion Writing)
7. "One-Prop Skits" (Script Writing with Partners)
8. "Object Mash-Ups" (Descriptive Paragraph Writing)
9. "Verb Bundles" (Writing with Strong Verbs)
10. "Mini Mysteries" (Mystery Story Writing)
11. "Split P.O.V.s" (Story Writing from Different Points-of-View)
12. "Voice Letters" (Creative Letter Writing)
13. "Front Page Memories" (Partner Interviews & Article Writing)
14. "Superhero Comics" (Comic Strip Story Writing)
15. "Memory Twists" (Personal Narrative Writing with a Twist)

Or check out the Keep It Fresh! Writing Centers BUNDLE.

You can also grab my free Accessory Pack of tools to help organize and manage Keep It Fresh! Writing Centers within your classroom.

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