Letter to the Editor

Middle schoolers aren't too young to feel strongly about politics, social issues, consumer rights, or environmental problems. Demonstrate the first steps toward social change with a project about action-oriented writing. Eighth graders...

In this writing worksheet, students learn about the guidelines for writing a letter to the editor of a newspaper. Students read the information, then write a letter about an important issue and post it to their local newspaper.

Seventh graders write letters to the editor about global warming. For this persuasive writing lesson, 7th graders analyze the content of strong and weak letters to the editor. Students research global warming and then write a strong,...

Young writers assume the voice of a person living in the US in the 1850's with an engaging historical lesson. They craft a letter to the editor of their local paper that details why they believe slavery should be abolished.

When Earth Day rolls around, a lot of kids ask why recycling is so important. Middle schoolers find out their own answers by examining 10 ordinary household items, working in a group to estimate how long it would take for each to break...

Analyze the motivation, purpose, and value of letters to the editor by examining letters written in response to the violence at Columbine High School. For homework, middle and high schoolers write their own letters to the editor about an...

Students discover how to write a letter to the editor that would be good enough to be considered for publication. They include her or his opinion about the story, share a story of a similar experience to the author's or offer advice to...

Collect numerous editorials and have your class establish criteria for this type of persuasive writing. After brainstorming ideas about school issues or current events, journalists select a topic of interest to use as the basis of their...

Young scholars write letters to the editor. In this written communication lesson, students read sample letters to the editor and use the active voice to compose letters to the editor about issues they are interested in.

Eighth graders research an Online Newspaper Site to familiarize themselves with the US states/capitals. In conjunction with this process, they examine how to write a Letter to the Editor. These letters serve as an on going computer...