ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: A Genre Study of Letter With the Jolly Postman
In this lesson outline based on The Jolly Postman by Janet and Allan Ahlberg, students learn about parts of a letter, the different genres of mail, and letter attributes by studying the letters included in the book.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Someone a Letter
Through the vast online resources available from EDSITEment, students can read the correspondence of the famous, the infamous and the ordinary, some of whom lived through extraordinary times. Use these fascinating letters as a starting...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Letter of Introduction Writing as a Diagnostic Tool
At the beginning of the school year, young scholars respond to a teacher-generated questionnaire in personal letter format. As a diagnostic tool, letter writing can reveal strengths and weaknesses in composition skills, organization,...
Letter Writing Guide
How to Write a Letter
This student and teacher-friendly site contains the purpose of letter writing. In addition, the article discusses the elements of good letter writing.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Writing Effective Letters to the Editor
Contains plans for four lessons that teach students how to write letters to the editor, including what one is, a review of persuasive writing and letter format, and the importance of writing many drafts. In addition to objectives and...
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Looking at Writing: First Grade
First graders write many times a day to express their interests - they are writing with a purpose through stories, letters, and lists. In this section, you'll find writing assessment resources, writing strategies, and additional tip...
South Carolina Educational Television
Know It All: Writing Letters
The students will learn how to form a proper letter. They will be able to remove key ideas/details from a text and apply it to their writing. They will also be able to incorporate transition and descriptive words into their writing.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Writing With a Purpose
Write a letter using the informal letter format to someone.
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Revision in Business Writing
Persuades the reader of the importance of revision, and outlines the process of good revision: language, tone, organization, and correctness.
J. Paul Getty Trust
J. Paul Getty Museum: Writing About Art: Comparing Portraits
Students will compare and contrast an academic and an Impressionist portrait through a writing exercise and discussion. Each student will then write a formal commission letter to one of the artists, requesting a portrait. Adaptations for...
British Library
British Library: 20th Century Teaching Resources: Ted Hughes's Birthday Letters
In these activities, students will consider Ted Hughes as a poet and a person, as well as some of the literary and personal influences on his writing. They will explore some of his poems in the draft and published form, exploring the...
Letter Writing Guide
How to Write a Reference Letter
This student and teacher-friendly site explains the following: what a reference letter is; how to self-assess whether one should write the letter of reference; when to write a letter of reference; and what to say in a letter of reference.
British Library
British Library: Creative Writing: Ignatius Sancho, Letters of the Late Ignatius
This teaching pack will introduce students to Ignatius Sancho in his own words through a selection of his letters and invite students to offer a variety of creative responses to Sancho's life, work, and unique voice. Students will work...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: The Scarlet Letter Classroom Activity
A classroom activity/lesson plan for beginning the novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Includes web links, a bibliography, and other lessons on the novel. From March 16, 2007.
Other
Mo Dept. Of Ed.: Writing a Letter of Recommendation
Lesson plan designed for tenth graders. Students practice writing letters of recommendation after examining some examples. Students also work on revising the sentence structure of their letters. Includes student handouts and formative...
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Compare and Contrast Lesson: Are Artists Good Neighbors?
After reading the picture book When Pigasso Met Mootisse by Nina Laden, students will research an artist with a unique style. Students will partner with another student who's artist has a different style. Students will pretend their two...
Letter Writing Guide
Sample Interview Thank You Letter
This informational site provides a well-written thank you letter exemplar. This example of a thank you letter is intended as a follow-up to an interview.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Sti Lesson 14: Who Rocks Your World?
In this lesson, a subject of high interest to students is the vehicle for teaching skills that may be perceived as boring to students. Nominating a performer for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame allows students to recognize...
Letter Writing Guide
How to Write an Appeal Letter
This student and teacher-friendly site contains the purpose surrounding a letter of appeal. In addition, the article discusses the elements of good business letter writing.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Songwriting for Beginning Letter Sounds
A great resource for teachers. This lesson plan uses songs and singing as a guide for young scholars in learning letter names and beginning consonant sounds. Students in first and second grade can extend this lesson by creating new...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: The Ab Cs of Poetry
Contains plans for a poetry lesson that asks students to write poems after brainstorming metaphors and other ideas as a group. Ideas are groups by different themes, like letters of the alphabet. In addition to objectives and standards,...
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Serendipitous Superheroes
In this lesson, SuperHero ABC, a book written by Bob McLeod, and Meanwhile, a book by Jules Feiffer, are used as mentor texts. Students will work in groups and create lists of unique superhero powers that start with different letters of...
War Times Journal
War Times Journal: Letters and Dispatches of Horatio Nelson
A collection of writings by the famous British admiral who died at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. The writings give valuable details about British naval tactics during the Napoleonic Wars.
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Letter of the Law on William Stafford
Adam Cornell, from Lewis and Clark College, writes an essay on Stafford. In this essay, you can read Stafford's poems "Lost Little Orphans" and "The Summer We Didn't Die."
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