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Food Labels in the Classroom

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students study the nutritional information on food labels and become familiar with the basic dietary needs of the human body. They write letters to food companies.
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Ten Prompts for Student Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Build writing skills and creative thinking. Writers are given a variety of thought-provoking writing prompts to choose from. After they choose what they will write about they share their pieces with the class.
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Editorial Writing

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Use your class's knowledge of pollution and water treatment to write an editorial to town citizens. They apply prior knowledge in order to compose a letter intended for newspaper publication, focusing on writing to an appropriate audience.
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Virginia Department of Education

Analyzing and Planning Persuasive Writing

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Young writers work backward to analyze persuasive techniques. As a class, work through the provided persuasive letter: a plea to an imaginary city council to lift a city-wide ban on fast food restaurants and discount stores. Start by...
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Proper + Capitalization

For Students 4th - 12th Standards
Using capital letters in English can seem arbitrary if you don't know the capitalization rules. Guide English learners through the concept of common nouns and proper nouns using the English alphabet with a helpful practice packet.
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What Would You Change About Your School?

For Students 8th - 12th
Have your young writers speak their minds with a letter to the principal. Using a writing prompt at the top of the page, kids think about a change that they would like to see at their school. The prompt encourages them to consider...
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Grammar - Revise Your Symbols

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Explore the different symbols of grammar. Middle schoolers write two sentences using different symbols, including asterisks, apostrophes, and ellipses. They also read and answer guided questions.
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A Personal Letter from Lois Lowry

For Students 10th - 11th
In this personal letter from Lois Lowry, learners read Lowry's response to several letters from her fans and delights in being able to reach the fans on a personal level.
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A Personal Letter from Lois Lowry

For Students 10th - 11th
In this Lois Lowry personal letter worksheet, students finish reading Lowry's letters to her fans and then complete five discussion points regarding detailed questions within the reading. Students may also continue this exercise with...
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Persuasive Journal Prompts

For Students 9th - 10th
Need a journal topic? Whether you use these prompts as part of a persuasive writing unit, or reproduce the download as a one-page handout for your class members, the suggested topics make a great addition to your curriculum library. In...
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Draft Dilemmas

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Consider the possibility of a new U.S. draft with this lesson, which encourages class debate and persuasive arguments. Middle and high schoolers discuss how such a draft might be enacted and how they would feel about it. They write...
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Resume Writing

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Having a good resume is often times the first impression one makes on a new employer. Help the class discover their business skills by showing them how to prepare a great resume and cover letter. Each step along with concrete examples of...
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Sentence Fragments

For Students 6th - 9th
As middle and high schoolers experiment with their writing styles, it's easy to slip in a few accidental sentence fragments. After reading a full-page of information regarding how to identify and avoid sentence fragments, learners...
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Identify and Write About Cause and Effect Relationships

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students write news reports about current issues. In this writing skills instructional activity, students report about the weight epidemic in the United States as they focus on fast food consumption and how it relates to poor health.
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Newspaper in the Classroom

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Newspapers aren't only for reading—they're for learning skills, too! A journalism unit provides three lessons each for primary, intermediate, and secondary grades. Lessons include objectives, materials, vocabulary, and procedure, and...
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Media Smarts

Fact versus Opinion

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Part of a series aimed at breaking down cultural bias from the Canadian Media Awareness Network, this activity identifies where opinions do and don't belong in a newspaper. Pupils review handouts about the purpose of editorial comments...
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How To Write Good Letter to the Editor

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discover how to write a letter to the editor that would be good enough to be considered for publication. They include her or his opinion about the story, share a story of a similar experience to the author's or offer advice to...
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The Write Stuff to Get the Job

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students conduct Internet research to determine how to properly create a cover letter, resume and follup-letter. Students then create their own letters and resumes using the Resume Wizard in Microsoft Word.
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Writing Letters Lesson Plan

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students compare slang and formal writing. In this letter writing lesson, students use formal language to write letters to political leaders regarding a current issue.
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A Letter to the Editor Worksheet

For Students 5th - 12th
In this letter to the editor worksheet, students use the provided phrases and the provided outline for a letter to write their own letters to editors of newspapers.
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English Exercises: Nanny Application Letter

For Students 10th - 11th
In this online reading comprehension and writing worksheet, students read a letter asking for employment before answering 12 fill in the blank questions about the text formatting and vocabulary. They sequence 6 sentences to a make a...
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Writing The Cover Letter

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars identify the differences between the different types of cover letters and determine which type of letter should be used given different scenarios. They determine which type of letter is best for different situations.
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Thank you!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students type a personal business letter to their elementary principal, teacher or pastor to thank them.
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Letter of Complaint

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students write letters of complaint. In this written communication lesson, students use the active voice to compose letters of complaint to selected audiences. 

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