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Letter Writing Guide

Letter Writing Guide: Letter Writing & Sample Letters

For Students 9th - 10th
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,...
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe: Tips for Writing Cover Letters

For Students 9th - 10th
Are you ready to apply for your dream job? Explore tips to develop a great cover letter to help you get the job!
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University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas at Austin: College of Fine Arts: Fine Arts Career Services

For Students 9th - 10th
University of Texas at Austin Fine Arts students can search for jobs, schedule career advising, or view courses. Resources for aiding in writing a cover letter or resume are available without a student ID.
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Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Job Search Writing: Job Skills Checklist

For Students 9th - 10th
A handout listing an inventory of skills that may be included in a resume or cover letter.
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BBC

Bbc Bitesize: Writing

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
The BBC offers quick (bitesize) activities, revision options, and quizzes on a variety of writing skills, covering writing arguments, writing factual documents, and writing stories.
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Letter Writing Guide

Sample Letter of Interest

For Students 9th - 10th
This informational site provides a well-written letter of interest exemplar.
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Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Letters Concerning Employment: Resume Follow Up

For Students 9th - 10th
A guide and model for following up on an a cover letter and resume that have already been sent to a potential employer.
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The Write Place

Literacy Education Online

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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...
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Library of Congress

Loc: West Side Story: Birth of a Classic

For Students 9th - 10th
View the online exhibit featuring photographs, documents--opening night telegraphs, letters, notes by Jerome Robbins and Leonard Bernstein, set designs--and other items such as posters, DVD covers, and a pair of slippers worn in the...
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe: Career City Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
Are you interested in exploring your career interests? Using the Glencoe career city resources; you can explore self assessments, resumes, cover letters, and interview tips.
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Harold D. Underdown

The Purple Crayon: Getting It Out of the "Slush Pile"

For Students 9th - 10th
The "slush pile" is a publisher's sizeable reading stash, and this site is a great resource for attempting to get a publisher to get your manuscript OUT of the pile. Includes several pieces of advice concerning the story itself, your...
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University of Virginia

University of Virginia Career Services: Helpful Handouts

For Students 9th - 10th
The University of Virginia Career Services Center offers numerous helpful handouts and career guides for the student preparing for a career. Handouts range from how to analyze your work preferences to how to write a resume. All handouts...
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Curated OER

Writing Fix: A Letter to Me: Brad Paisley's 5th Gear

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Front cover of Brad Paisley's album 5th Gear.
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Curated OER

Writing Fix: A Letter to Me: Farmer George Plants a Nation

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Front cover of the book Farmer George Plants a Nation by Peggy Thomas.
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Towson University

Towson University: Ows: Self Teaching Unit: The Verb Expansion Rule

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on the verb expansion rule which provides a formula that covers every predicate verb possibility in the English language. The formula is T + (M) + (have + en) + (be + ing) + (be + en) + MV. The lesson explains all of...
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Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: English (Esl) Label Me! Printouts

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Over 100 handouts with answer sheets you can print and use to help build English vocabulary. Numerous topics and themes are covered: everyday words, math terms, seasonal and holiday words, geographical terms, animals, opposites, parts of...