“Dear Mrs. Ferraro,”

Assignment: Write a letter to me from last

year’s ELA teacher’s point of view about you as a

student. (Yes, you will pretend to be them! You

will voice their opinions, write from their

perspective, and even sign the letter as them!)

Remember to show your past teacher’s personality

in this letter.

What would your past teacher say about you as an

ELA student? What would they tell me about

what you like/dislike in your ELA class? What

personality traits would they want to tell me

about (good or bad!)? What events would they

remember? What warnings would they have?

What would they brag about on your behalf? Be

honest!!

Requirements/ Grading: You letter should be roughly 1-1 ½ pages and

follow a friendly letter format. Remember, your ELA teacher is supposedly

writing this, meaning they will be conscious of editing and revising. So, even

though the goal of this assignment is to show how you can change your voice, a

neat and well-written letter will help to convince me this is from them! Refer to

the rubric in class/on edline for how this will be graded.

A person’s voice in their writing is how they show their personality. It is how they

connect to the reader and avoid sounding robotic. Voice expresses the writer’s feelings

and is often as unique as their personality in real life. This is why your teachers can often

tell your writing apart by the end of the year, even when you forget to type your name on

your final paper!

In this assignment, we will use our knowledge about voice in writing to write from

someone else’s perspective.