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Design a Service Learning Activity
Students work together to design a service learning activity for their community that would benefit the Tijuana estuary. Using the internet, they research the elements of a service learning project and plan their's accordingly. They...
Curated OER
Alexander Graham Bell's Patent for the Telephone and Thomas Edison's Patent for the Electric Lamp
Learners read a short biographical account about Bell and student B about Edison. Ask each pair to exchange information and determine what qualities these inventors shared. Ask students if they think all inventors share these qualities.
Curated OER
Using Gerunds
In this using gerunds worksheet, students must rewrite sentences using gerunds. Students can check their answers or get hints to help them in this interactive worksheet.
Curated OER
Adverbs of Manner 2
In this online interactive adverbs practice worksheet, students fill in the blanks in 10 sentences with the appropriate adverbs of manner from the word bank. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
Curated OER
Nobody's Home
Students participate in a simulation activity that examines the economic impact of the construction of a reservoir-both the positive and negative side.
Other
Appalachian State University: Business Letter Format
A site that lists the most important parts of a business letter. Very detailed. Also includes labeled samples of how an appropriate business letter should look.
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, young scholars learn about parts of a letter, the different genres of mail, and letter attributes by studying the letters included in the book.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Business Communication
This lesson will help students learn about business communication. Students will learn how to write various types of business letters and other communication.
Letter Writing Guide
Letter Writing Guide: Letter Writing & Sample Letters
Click through links to learn how to write a business letter, a business email, and a friendly letter. Notes and sample letters for various types of letters are also available including complaint, interest, cover, apology, request,...
Letter Writing Guide
How to Write an Apology Letter
This informational site for teachers and students explains the importance of a letter of apology. Then the article articulates the types of information to include in friendly/personal apology letters and in formal/business apology letters.
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I resign.com: Resignation Letters
This resource provides links to three different types of resignation letters.
The Write Place
Literacy Education Online
Literacy Education Online (or LEO) is a great place to start if you need help with your writing. The homepage is organized around kinds of problems or questions you might have concerning your writing. Find your problem, click on the...