GUIDELINES FOR VOLUNTEERS
- Write in ordinary language appropriate to fourth graders, without being condescending.
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- Letters should not be longer than the front and back of one sheet of letterhead.
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- Handwrite letters in legible print or script. Follow grammatical rules.
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- The first letter should be an introduction: who you are, that you are a college student and what you are studying, that you are interested in learning more about each of the students in Ms. Hajdu’s class. You might add a description of the college – the campus, what you like about college, what you are learning in college….
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- Subsequent letters should provide more information about college life and learning, and respond to specific questions and comments Orchard Place students write in their response letters.
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- Other ideas of what to write about:
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- What it is like to eat on campus (cafeteria, meal plan, Tommy's, Dugout, etc. – enclose photos).
- Some of the different buildings at IWU, where classes are (enclose photos).
- What college classes are like (enclose photos).
- What it is like to live in a residence hall and/or with a roommate (enclose photos).
- Refrain from moralizing, lecturing, and preaching, telling students what they should or ought not do.
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- Refrain from idealizing college life; be realistic at the same time you inspire.
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Vocabulary words to introduce to Orchard Place fourth graders throughout the semester:
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- dormitory or dorm room (residence hall)
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