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: 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.

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.