Ohio's Academic Content Standards in English Language Arts

Discipline: Reading

Professional Commentary: Through a classroom "argument" activity and letter writing models, students are introduced to the concepts of lobbying for something that's important to them or they want and making persuasive statements. In this unit, students become aware of the techniques used in persuasive oral arguments and apply them to independent persuasive letter writing activities....

Discipline: Reading

Professional Commentary: What if one of the characters in the book you've been reading was looking for a job? What is the character qualified to do?...

Discipline: Reading

Professional Commentary: In this lesson, students assume the persona of a central character from a novel and write a persuasive letter to the editor regarding an issue important to that character. Not only do students have an opportunity to demonstrate their comprehension of the book, they also explore newspapers to determine criteria for successful letters to the editor....

Discipline: Reading

Professional Commentary: Created and reviewed by teams of educators, this writing activity describes a lesson in which students use historical information from a museum exhibit to write a fictional story from the point of view of someone who lived in the past. Drawn from the curriculum guide, Collecting Their Thoughts: Using Museums as Resources for Student Writing, which...

Discipline: Reading

Professional Commentary: Writing business letters is an important form of communication. This resource provides detailed information about how to write an effective business letter....