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Grade 8, AL COS Std #: 25 Compose and present in many forms using different techniques for various audiences and occasions, both formal and informal. Examples: speeches, plays, poems, business letters, research reports, forms, spontaneous response writing

Lesson Plans: African American Inventors Who Have Changed Your Life Students design marketing materials to inform community about an inventor and his/her invention Exploring Cultural Rituals Students investigate rituals and customs of various cultures We Care About the Earth Students will integrated writing, reading and oral language about protecting wildlife. Delivering a Persuasive Speech Lesson on preparing students to deliver a persuasive speech Delivering a persuasive speech How to deliver a persuasive speech Preparing for a Job Interview Using formal language to prepare for a job interview

Resources: Rhyme Zone Database with rhyming words, synonyms, definitions, and more Practice Writing Dialogue Practice using quotation marks and comic strips Suggestions for English Language Learners: ESL Ideas (B=Beginning, I=Intermediate, T=Transitional) (B) Students copy and decorate a party invitation. (I, T) Students compose and decorate an appropriate party invitation. (B, I, T) Students may make or bring in note cards and write a thank-you note for a recently received gift. (I, T) Students write a letter to cheer up someone in the hospital. (T) Students write a simple letter to a college or university of their choice requesting a student catalog and application. Using a word processor, students should type, edit, print, and send the letter. (I, T) Students correspond with other ESL students through e-mail. For classroom e-mail resources see Gaggle.net or Epals.com
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