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Anti-Defamation League

Stereotypes of Girls and Women in the Media

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
A two-part lesson has scholars researching the stereotypes in portraying women and girls in the media and the impact of these representations. To conclude the lesson, participants write a letter of praise to sources that present positive...
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Persuasive Letter Writing

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students write a persuasive letter.  In this persuasive letter writing lesson, students review the standard business form letter and the elements included.  Students discuss ways to persuade in writing and write a short letter...
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Beary O'Mometer Learns About Careers In Meteorology

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore the field of meteorology. In this meteorology lesson, students explore weather-related careers as they research the field of study as well as various weather concepts. Students interview meteorologists, write business...
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There's No Accountin with Ledgers

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders create and maintain a ledger, write an essay for the process, and learn to keep financial accounts through the ledger. In this ledger instructional activity, 10th graders define an accounting ledger and create one for the...
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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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Writing Persuasive Letters

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students write persuasive business letters to candy companies suggesting ways to change their products to make them more enjoyable and increase sales. Prior to writing their letters, they conduct Internet research about the companies and...
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Fractions, Decimals, and Percents Got You Down? "Tri" This!

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Have your class design their own mathematical study aids. Learners collaborate in groups on the design of tri-fold presentation describing the relationships between mathematical computations. Then, they write a business letter to the...
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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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Ogden Museum of Art Education Department

Literacy and Landscapes

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
As the saying goes, art often imitates life ... and literature! A series of activities designed to accompany a visit to the Ogden Museum of Southern Art encourage writers to find inspiration in various landscapes. The instructional...
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Writing an Effective Resume

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Rating prospective teacher candidates based on sample resumes opens this discussion of effective business communication. After generating a list of interview candidates based on their resumes, pupils justify their choices. A study of...
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The "Write" Stuff: Strategies and Conventions for Expository Writing

For Teachers 6th
Students develop their expository writing skills while integrating various other subjects. In this writing skills lesson, students complete 4 multiple activity lessons to improve their expository writing skills.
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The Great Mail Race

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Young scholars explore the art of letter writing. In this writing skills instructional activity, students examine the format of friendly letters and business letters. Young scholars create mail race surveys and practice writing letters...
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BBC Learning English, Writing (Tone)

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this writing worksheet, learners rewrite the informal business letter provided with the appropriate tone. This letter addresses possible employment in another country.
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Cover Letter/Letter of Introduction Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students compose cover letters. For this writing skills lesson, students follow the provided steps to write cover letters that introduce them to potential employers.
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Model Letter

For Students 7th - 8th
In this model letter worksheet, students review the best format to contact their musical career mentors as they follow the format provided.
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Business writing--Responding to Requests for Information

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students take part in several guided discussions to determine the organization of the information required in a business letter.
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Advocacy Through Letter Writing

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students develop an advocacy plan to address a health-related need for a local, national or global health problem. Students write a detailed letter as part of their advocacy plan.
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What Is a Business?

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners discover how to maintain successful businesses as they assume the roles of owners and drivers of their own ice cream trucks.
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Examining Letters to the Editor

For Teachers 8th - 12th
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 they are interested in.
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Unsent Letter: Canyons

For Students 6th - 8th
As your class reads Gary Paulsen's Canyons, challenge them to assume the perspective of a character to write a letter. The plan suggests learners pair off, one person assuming the voice of Coyote Runs, and the other assuming the voice of...
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Communism

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders study how Russian government has changed and how the attitudes of people have changed as a result of these political changes, while learning how to write a persuasive paper, type paragraphs, and use WP utilities.
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Dear FCAT Checker

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students practice writing business letters by writing a letter to the person who grade their FCAT test.
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Critical Literacy in the 21st Century: Sitti's Secrets

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders write persuasive letters. For this letter writing lesson, 4th graders read Sitti's Secrets by Naomi Shihab Nye and discuss their areas or topics of concern. Students select a person to write a letter to and how they...
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To Whom It May Concern

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders produce and peer edit typed rough drafts of the business letters following the guidelines illustrated in the Eight Essential Parts of a business letter and save to disks. They complete the Where's the Math? scavenger hunt...

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