Universal Letter Writing Week 2010

Next week marks the 2010 edition of Universal Letter Writing Week (Jan. 8-14). Last year I had a series of posts on the topic, so here are the links to those posts for review. What will you do in your class this year?


Top Ten Letter Writing Myths
E-cards for Universal Letter Writing Week
Do you need to write a letter to your Congressional Representative? Here's a link to a sample letter.
This post had links for tutorials on writing Letters to the Editor.
Here are some links for incorporating letter writing and geography education.
This post emphasized links for incorporating letter writing and history (includes migrant experience).

Photo "New Pen" by insEyedout

Universal Letter Writing Week: Roundup

Well, Universal Letter Writing Week is winding up. In the near future, I'll post samples of student work and sum up what we did in class. Please share any ideas for adding letter writing to your program.

Universal Letter Writing Week: Letters in American History

• America's History in the Making — Resource Archive

  Use the keyword letter to view a variety of letters from American History. This could be good in a variety of classes.

  tags: america, letter, Universal Letter-Writing Week, Annenberg Media

• Migrant Struggle: Creative Response

  Here's another idea. Use the migrant experience in the United States to help students become more comfortable with the letter writing process.

  tags: migrant, Universal Letter-Writing Week, Annenberg Media

• Interactives . Historical and Cultural Contexts . Intro

  Help students understand the importance of letters to our understanding of history. This is something of a game for students to explore various kinds of media.

  tags: interactives, socialstudies, Annenberg Media, Universal Letter-Writing Week

Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

Universal Letter Writing Week: My Wonderful World--Spread the Word

Earlier this week, I posted links about writing letters to elected representatives and Letters to the Editor. Today, I provide two links for ways that students can take action using letter writing. I previously posted on the importance of doing geography activities in school. Both of these options are an easy way for students to get involved. While you're at it, visit the MyWonderfulWorld.org website to learn more about the importance of geography education and play some fun geography games.

• My Wonderful World--Spread the Word

  This page doesn't provide an editable email to send to friends, but you could copy and paste, then edit and send to a friend or relative from your email program.

  tags: mywonderfulworld.org, geographic education

• My Wonderful World -- Join the Campaign

  Notify Your Lawmakers about the need for Geographic Education! Here's an easy way to do a letter or email that has impact. Once you enter in your zip code you will see a list of congressional representatives for your area. My Wonderful World provides a template for your letter, but it is completely editable. Give it a try.

  tags: mywonderfulworld.org, geographic education, congress

Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

Univseral Letter Writing Week: How to Write a Letter to the Editor

• How to Write a Letter to the Editor

  Here's a site to help students write a good letter to the editor. This one is in more student friendly language than the one below.

  tags: letter, about.com

• How to Write a Letter to the Editor | eHow.com

  eHow provides great guides to do everyday things. Here's a letter to the editor. Remember that most news outlets want letters of 150 words or fewer. Check your paper or media outlet for local requirements.

  tags: ehow.com, letter to editor

Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

Univseral Letter Writing Week: Sample Letter to Representatives

• Sample Letter to Representatives - TeacherVision.com

  Want to write a letter to your representatives? Here's a simple format to follow.

  tags: teachervision, teachervision.com, letter format

Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

Universal Letter Writing Week: The Perfect eCard for Universal Letter Writing Week

• BlueMountain.com- The Perfect eCard for Universal Letter Writing Week

  Blue Mountain cards has a card specifically for Universal Letter Writing week. Check it out!

  tags: bluemountain, bluemountain.com, Universal Letter-Writing Week

Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

Univseral Letter Writing Week: Top 10 Myths About Writing

• Top 10 Myths About Writing

  This would be great to share with students. Many of my struggling writers don't think they have anything to say or think that because they have difficulty writing down their thoughts, those thoughts aren't worth sharing.

  tags: writing, Annenberg Media, Universal Letter-Writing Week

Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

Univseral Letter Writing Week January 8-14, 2009

Universal Letter Writing Week begins tomorrow. Sometimes writing letters can help students get over the "resistant to writing" hurdle because it has a purpose. Though I grew up writing letters to friends and family (in fact I still have a box of letters from college), we are doing more texting and emailing these days. Perhaps letter writing is evolving. In any case, written communication is still an important way for us to tell our stories and express our interests and concerns. Throughout the week, I'll post links that might be helpful in getting started on that letter writing project.