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Investigating Junk Mail: Negotiating Critical Literacy at the Mailbox
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| Grades | 3 – 5 |
| Lesson Plan Type | Standard Lesson |
| Estimated Time | Three 40-minute sessions |
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STUDENT INTERACTIVES
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The Letter Generator is a useful tool for students to learn the parts of a business or friendly letter and then compose and print letters for both styles of correspondence.
Grades K – 12 | Student Interactive | Writing & Publishing Prose
The interactive Printing Press is designed to assist students in creating newspapers, brochures, and flyers.
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Montgomery Ward published the first mail-order catalog in 1872.
Students explore how and why catalogs have changed over the years and compare their findings about printed catalogs with online catalogs.
ACTIVITIES & PROJECTS
Grades 3 – 5 | Activity & Project
Sort through your junk mail and talk about what you find for a fun literacy activity before recycling it!