English 11 · Week 36 · Civic Voice and the Future
Letter to a Future Student
Advice letters to next year's juniors.
- Students will
- Students write an advice letter to next year's juniors with a clear purpose, tone, and audience.
- SEL skill
- Communicate care and gratitude in writing to an audience
- What it looks like
- Students communicate with gratitude and care for others.
- Content focus
- Letter to a future student
- Format
- Partner exchange
Relationship skills
Relationship skills mean communicating and cooperating well and resolving conflict so that trust can grow. More relationship skills activities
What you get
A teacher guide with what to say, step by step, plus student pages and a supports page for students with diverse learning needs, including those with IEPs. Print or Project it, or assign it in Google Forms and Google Docs for Google Classroom. Your first 10 activities are free.
Standards
- W.11-12.4: Writing, Grades 11 to 12, Standard 4
- CA ELD standards: ELD.PI.11-12.4 Adapting language choices; ELD.PI.11-12.10 Writing
- CA ELA/ELD Framework theme: Effective Expression
- Works with: Writing
Fits these textbook chapters
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