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Skill Building for Educational and Vocational Advancement
Over ten weeks, 8th graders refine their visions of future careers, develop skills needed to write resumes and business letters, and learn to make a strong impression at interviews. Three specific activities are included, but mostly the...
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Food Labels in the Classroom
Students study the nutritional information on food labels and become familiar with the basic dietary needs of the human body. They write letters to food companies.
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Writing a Business Letter to Compare and Contrast
Students compose business letters. In this writing skills lesson, students use the business letter format as they note cause and effect relationships between the weight epidemic in the United States and changing menus in American...
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Identify and Write About Cause and Effect Relationships
Students write news reports about current issues. In this writing skills activity, students report about the weight epidemic in the United States as they focus on fast food consumption and how it relates to poor health.
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Informational Writing: Business Letter
Fifth graders write business letters. In this business letter lesson, 5th graders discuss the format and reasons for writing a business letter. They pick who they want to write to and create their own letter.
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Lesson 4:Writing a Letter
Students write business letters and emails. In this letter lesson plan, students use the seven-day road trip they had planned in a previous lesson plan and contact the Chambers of Commerce for the cities they plan to visit. They write...
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Writing Business Letters of Request
Tenth graders model proper format and elements of business letters. They review effective writing styles and write a request letter. Students also read a short story that includes conflict irony and symbolism They create a chart...
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Writing a Letter of Inquiry!
Students examine and discuss brevity of business letters, create focused and catchy letters, and publish a typed letter that is suitable for mailing.
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Working with Business Letters
Learners practice with business letters. They identify main ideas and supporting details.
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WRITING BUSINESS & PERSONAL LETTERS
Students write both a business letter and a personal letter to Jamie Bastedo at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Center to request his presence at a drama presentation for a unit on Northern Studies: Europeans and Fur Traders, which...
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From Ground to Water
Learners explore groundwater and issues relating to groundwater. They discus the problems involving groundwater. Students write a newspaper story addressing groundwater problems. They create a comic strip addressing groundwater...
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Dear FCAT Checker
Students practice writing business letters by writing a letter to the person who grade their FCAT test.