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Worksheet
Curated OER

Writing Informal and Formal Letters

For Students 4th - 6th
An informal/formal letters instructional activity asks pupils to label the 15 greetings, salutations, and wording of passages from sample letters as being examples of either informal or formal writing. 
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Organizer
Curated OER

Checklist for Writing a Formal Letter

For Students 5th - 8th
Provide your pupils with a checklist for writing a formal letter. The nine items on the list identify and describe the requirements for formal letters. No examples are given.
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Lesson Plan
Smithsonian Institution

Solomon G. Brown: Letter Writing

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Personal correspondence in the form of letters is not as common as it once was. This resource presents an opportunity for you to introduce your class to letter writing and cover topics in social studies. Learners read a letter written in...
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Writing
Teach It Primary

What Letter Will You Write?

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
After reading "The Pied Piper of Hamelin," scholars discuss the emotions the events provoked in its characters. In pairs, writers compose a letter depending on the topic and style of their choice then reply to their own or a peer's...
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Organizer
JCSP Programme

Letter Writing

For Students 5th - 8th
Is letter writing becoming a lost art? In this age of Facebook, Twitter, and e-mail introduce your kids to the three P's--paper, pen, and postage. Although written from an Irish point of view, the materials in this packet model how to...
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Activity
Literacy Volunteers of Greater Hartford

How to Write a Cover Letter

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
What are the key components of an effective cover letter? Using the resource, scholars read about the importance of sending an introductory letter to prospective employers. Next, they complete graphic organizers detailing what...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Test Your Writing Skills

For Students 5th - 7th
In this letter writing skills activity, middle schoolers examine 15 phrases from letters and determine whether each phrase is from a formal or informal letter. Good, solid writing practice!
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Formal and Informal Letters - Change of Register

For Students 7th - 8th
In this formal and informal letters worksheet, ESL students read a friendly letter. Then students substitute more formal expressions in the same letter, choosing phrases from the world bank.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Formal Letter Writing

For Students 7th - 10th
In this grammar learning exercise, students read thirteen sentences/questions and circle whether each sentence/question is true or false.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Writing a Formal Letter

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this formal letter writing activity, learners answer a set of questions about what parts of the letter go where, filling in the information as they go.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Formal and Informal Letters

For Teachers 7th - 8th
In this formal and informal letters worksheet, students change eighteen informal words into formal words. Students then complete one informal and formal letter with fill in the blank answers.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

School-Home Links: Writing Letters

For Students 1st - 2nd
For this formal letter writing worksheet, students write a letter to their teacher to thank him or her for helping them learn. Students then have their family member reread the letter and make any necessary changes. Parents or guardians...
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Assessment
California Education Partners

Letter From Birmingham Jail

For Students 9th Standards
To demonstrate their ability to comprehend complex text, ninth graders are asked to craft an essay in which they use evidence drawn from "Letter From Birmingham Jail" to analyze how Martin Luther King, Jr. uses rhetorical devices such as...
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Humanities Texas

Primary Source Worksheet: General Washington, Letter Declaring Acceptance of the Command of the Armies of the United States

For Students 8th - 11th Standards
Discover what influenced president George Washington's decision in his early career to command the United States army by analyzing his formal acceptance with this primary source analysis worksheet.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Mechanics Help Using the Comma with Formal Letters

For Students 6th - 10th
In this worksheet, students analyze different parts of a letter and insert the appropriate punctuation including a comma, period, colon, question mark and semicolon.
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Worksheet
Nosapo

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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Lesson Plan
One Stop English

A Lesson on Register

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
The classroom might not be the best place for informal language, but it's a great place to teach middle and high schoolers how to identify the correct language register for their audience. A short lesson on formal and informal language...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

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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Writing
Curated OER

BBC Learning English, Writing (Tone)

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this writing worksheet, students rewrite the informal business letter provided with the appropriate tone. This letter addresses possible employment in another country.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Looking at Letters

For Students 4th - 5th
In this Language Arts worksheet, students complete a table about letters. Students include information such as what the letter is for and why it was written.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Writing Assessment Development Scale

For Students 2nd
In this language arts worksheet, 2nd graders are assessed in their writing ability according to a formal assessment. The sheet classifies them into different categories.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Voice

For Students 4th - 5th
In these writing style worksheets, learners practice developing their writer's voice. Students complete three activities that help them with their writing voice.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

One Word Substitution

For Students 4th - 8th
In this letter o words activity, learners match the letter o words to their definitions. Students complete 10 matches for letter o words to definitions.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Formally Amending the Constitution

For Students 10th - 12th
How easy is it to amend the U.S. Constitution? As your students will learn in this government worksheet, not very. Five true/false questions and five multiple choice questions quiz students on the process of amending the Constitution, as...

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