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Letter Writing
Students read and review business letters and informal letters and evaluate the different components necessary for each type of letter. They write a business and an informal letter then convert a business to an informal letter and vice...
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Writing Thank You Notes
Sixth graders write to a veteran. In this letter writing lesson, 6th graders identify the five parts of a letter and discuss the importance of sending thank you notes. Students write a thank you note to a veteran.
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Writing Letters Lesson Plan
Young scholars 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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Writing a Letter of Recommendation
Students compose letters of recommendation. In this written communication instructional activity, students read sample letters of recommendation and then write their own letters.
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Friendly Letter Writing
Third graders write a friendly letter. For this writing lesson plan, 3rd graders consider audience, purpose, labeling, salutation, body, closing, and ending. Some excellent examples of friendly letters are shared with the students in a...
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Writing Letters
Learners see the difference between business letters and other letters that could be received in the mail, such as bills, invitations, and letters from friends or relatives. They practice writing letters as well as sending them.
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WRITING BUSINESS & PERSONAL LETTERS
Students write both a business letter and a personal letter to Jamie Bastedo at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Center to request his presence at a drama presentation for a unit on Northern Studies: Europeans and Fur Traders, which...
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Writing a Letter to the Editor
Learners identify the main elements/structure of a letter to the editor. They brainstorm for thoughts and opinions on a specific topic and write a first draft of a letter to an editor of a newspaper. They give each other preliminary...
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Writing a Political Leader
Pupils peer edit a letter. In this editing lesson, students peer edit a letter written to a political figure by another student. Pupils discuss edits and revisions needed for improvement. This is a continuation lesson that is part...
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Letter Writing from a Different Perspective
Third graders write a letter from one character to another in a story they are reading. In this writing lesson plan, 3rd graders demonstrate their understanding of perspective.
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Let's Write Invitations for our Class Celebration
Students examine the parts of a letter and a written invitation. They write letters inviting family members to a classroom celebration.
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Writing a Letter of Inquiry!
Students examine and discuss brevity of business letters, create focused and catchy letters, and publish a typed letter that is suitable for mailing.
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Cows That Type Friendly Letters
Students engage in a activity that introduces the parts of a letter. The activity is taught using a powerpoint presentation with the purpose of integrating technology into instruction. Students create a letter and thinking map to...
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Writing a Political Leader
Students write a letter to a political leader. In this letter writing lesson, students also demonstrate their understanding of current political issues.
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Working with Business Letters
Students practice with business letters. They identify main ideas and supporting details.
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Letter of Complaint
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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Letters Home
Students read a short biography of Jacob Early, a member of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry in 1862. In this Civil War lesson plan, students rewrite a letter written by him, editing for spelling, grammar and punctuation. Students further...
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I Like to Shuffle Along in My Shiny Shoes
Learners study the letters s and h as they blend together to make one sound. They practice making the sound, reciting a tongue twister while stretching the sh sound, and writing the letters. Next, they make words using letter boxes...
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Beginning Persuasive Writing
Young scholars identify elements of persuasive writing. Students discuss writing strategies and topics. They participate in pair and share activities. Young scholars write a persuasive letter.
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Examining Letters to the Editor
Students write letters to the editor. In this written communication lesson, students read sample letters to the editor and use the active voice to compose letters to the editor about issues in which they are interested.
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The Fly Swatter Game
Students are placed in small groups to participate in the "Fly Swatter Game" to reinforce phonetic sounds of letters.
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A Response to Chaim Rumkowski's, "Give Me Your Children" Speech
Students examine the history of the ghettos and read Rumkowski's letter. Using journal and diary entries, they identify types of resistance used during the Holocaust. Writing a letter, they use references to Rumkowski's original letter...
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Hungry, Hungry Harry
Students study the /h/ sound as the sound you hear when you breath into your hand. They write the letter before drawing a picture of something that begins with the letter /h/. Next, they listen to Joanne Partis', "Hungry Harry," raising...
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Beginning Sounds: Poem
Students practice identifying beginning sounds. In this phonics lesson, students review different beginning sounds and read a poem. Students then work together to identify the words in the poem with their particular beginning sound.