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In My Honest Opinion

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Students explore the function of letters to the editor for both a newspaper and its readers. They select a current event about which he or she feels strongly, reads a related New York Times article and responds to it in a letter to the editor.

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2002, january 25, the conditions at guantanamo, english language arts
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Grade
6th - 12th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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45 mins
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