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Writing an Informal Letter

For Teachers 4th - 8th
What is the difference between formal and informal letter writing? Who gets a formal letter? What about an informal letter? This reference page presents different introductions and phrases you might see in each type of letter, and then...
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Email Writing

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students review rules of writing emails for letters, informal to a friend and formal.  In this writing lesson plan, students sort email strips into these categories and then review examples of good and bad semi-formal emails....
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Breaking News English: Apple Suing Samsung

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Why is Apple suing Samsung? Give your English language learners a bit of reading comprehension practice. First, they read the short passage provided, and then they complete 10 activities. There are true or false questions, matching...
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Breaking News English: Woman Fired for Using Capital Letters

For Students 5th - 10th
For this English worksheet, students read "Woman Fired for Using Capital Letters," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Good and Bad Emails

For Students 6th - Higher Ed
In this ESL worksheet, students read good and bad examples of formal and casual emails. Students cut apart emails into strips and assemble them. There are no logical directions for what to do on these five pages.