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Grade 11, Writing Std # 2: Write for practical and personal purposes. Resumes Applications Forms Editorials Speeches Advertisements Business and friendly letters Essays Journals Diaries

Lesson Plans: A Quick and Painless Way to Understand Audiences & How to Speak to Them Students write 4 letters for 4 different audiences with the appropriate language and style for each, all telling (about) the same story. Expressing Your Views to the Letter Students examine the role of the Letters to the Editor section of the newspaper as an outlet for the expression of opinions and ideas. Students analyze the motivation, purpose and value of Letters to the Editor by examining letters written in response to last spring's violence at Columbine High School. Persuasion--Sell Me an Idea Using persuasive techniques, students create a product, service or business and try to sell it to the class. Formal Outlining Detailed instructions for teaching outlining with PowerPoint. The short story used as an example could be replaced with another story of choice. You're the Top! Pop Culture Then and Now This lesson, appropriate for most secondary classrooms, entails writing about present-day pop culture as well as learning about pop culture of the past by using Cole Porter’s song “You’re the Top!” (1934) to touch on many issues relevant to a language arts classroom, especially the literary technique of cataloguing.

Resources: Proofreading with SWAPS A simple proofreading handout
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