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A&E Television

History.com: 8 Ways the Original 'Star Trek' Made History

For Students 9th - 10th
When "Star Trek" premiered on NBC in the fall of 1966, it promised "To boldly go where no man has gone before." More than half a century later, it has done just that. The original "Star Trek," which lasted for only three seasons, birthed...
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Other

Writing Business Letters: Business Letter Sample

For Students 9th - 10th
A helpful example of what a business letter should look like. Also includes some general guidelines for the letter-writing process.
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English Plus+

English Plus: Grammar Slammar!

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An easy-to-use grammar resource containing rules for style, usage, capitalization, abbreviations, punctuation, and letter writing. This site also includes a glossary of common grammatical mistakes.
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Other

Use the Correct Business Letter Format

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives information on the format, layout, and content of a business letter. Also includes examples of business letters.
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Interactive
ABCya

Ab Cya: Write a Letter to Santa

For Students K - 1st
Ho ho ho! Let ABCya get you in the holiday spirit with our Write a Letter to Santa activity! By providing answers to our writing prompts, children will be able to create a personalized and printable letter to St. Nick. With Write a...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Writing a Persuasive Letter

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson plan uses "Emily's Runaway Imagination" by Beverly Cleary in conjunction with writing a persuasive letter. Included in the lesson plan is an overview, practice, objectives, resources, preparation, and more.
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South Carolina Educational Television

Know It All: Writing Letters

For Teachers 3rd Standards
The students will learn how to form a proper letter. They will be able to remove key ideas/details from a text and apply it to their writing. They will also be able to incorporate transition and descriptive words into their writing.
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Other

Writing Scientific Reports

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial site provides links to articles about writing a scientific report or essay as well as to sample essays.
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Other

Laus Dnet: Grade 5 Word Lesson Plan (Mr. President)

For Teachers 4th - 6th
In this lesson, students write a persuasive letter to the President of the United States. Students will research the 2000 Presidential election, interview parents, and reflect on their own opinions and experiences to write their letter....
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Other

Write Express: Request Information on a Product or Service

For Students 9th - 10th
How to write this letter: Ask the reader for the information you want. If applicable, tell the reader how you learned about the product or service or why you are interested in it. Inform the reader about how to contact you. Thank the...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Writing Persuasive Letters

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
A lesson plan that prompts young scholars to write persuasive letters and lobby for issues they feel strongly about.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Reading/writing About Whales Using Fiction and Nonfiction Texts

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Students will have a whale of a good time in this lesson in which they use fiction and nonfiction texts to write a letter to an online scientist.
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Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: High Order Concerns (Ho Cs) for Business Writing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A great reference when writing business messages or letters. Discusses the most important issues involved in business writing and an organizational system for them.
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TES Global

Tes: The Pardoner's Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] During this PowerPoint lesson, each student will learn how to write a letter that requests a pardon for a personal mistake made. Each student will reply to a letter from a classmate and serve in the...
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Zines for Kids Multigenre Texts About Media Icons

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Contains plans for nine lessons that ask students to create multigenre zines for popular culture figures that include letter, persuasive, narrative, acrostic poetry, comic, and biography/autobiography writing. To accomplish this,...
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Interactive
Starfall

Starfall: Grandparents Day

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Select the correct words to help write a letter for Grandparents Day.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: I Need a Pet

For Teachers 1st - 2nd Standards
This is a fun lesson to allow young scholars to try to convince their parents to buy them a pet of their choice in an opinion letter.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Unusual Friendly Letters: Persuasive Writing Techniques

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this instructional activity, students will use active voice in regards to persuasion. Lesson incorporates the A R.A.F.T. strategy: role, audience, format, topic.
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Activity
Cyberbee

History Investigation: Old Hand Written Letter

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Examine this old hand-written letter to discover information about the author, his plans, and the time he lived in. A transcript of the letter is provided, as well as bonus activities and links to sources to complete the activities.
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Other

Enjoy English: Effective Inquiry Email Writing: Get the Information You Need!

For Students 9th - 10th
The word inquiry means an act of asking for information. So, business inquiries email are email used to ask for information. It is very simple: you write an email to ask people for the information you need.
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Other

Teachers Network: Writing a Short Story Based on Kindred

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, students will engage in the technology, social studies, and language arts standards as students engage in reading by Octavia Butler's book entitled Kindred. Students will research tslavery. Students will keep a...
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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Settlement Multiple Choice Questions [Pdf]

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
"Settlement with Multiple Choice Questions" is a one page, nonfiction, reading passage about the hardships of life of the prairie for the early settlers. It is followed by questions which require students to provide evidence from the...
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: North America Dear Pen Pal

For Teachers 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A letter from Sara Makpah who lives in Canada to her pen pal living in New York City. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Letter Writing Guide

Friendly Letter Format

For Students 9th - 10th
This user-friendly site for teachers and students provides a friendly letter format.

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