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Grades level iconsGrades 8–12
Session time icon7 Sessions: 1 Hour Each
Genre information iconNarrative
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PS You Sound like Someone I Can Trust

by Maria Villareal, 826CHI
Students will exchange letters with students from different classes or schools. By listening to others’ stories and sharing stories of their own, students will practice to read and write with empathy.
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Project Instructions
Match-Up Survey – Handout
2 Student Writing Samples
What Your Students Will Learn

Some say that letter writing—and developing a deep sense of care towards the person on the other end—is a lost art. But we know it’s not; it’s just buried a little bit deeper than before. This project will launch your students headfirst into a letter-writing campaign with a partner classroom, allowing them to explore the importance behind written correspondence, communicating details and emotions to their reader, and building a relationship with someone who was once a stranger. Each session starts by grounding your students in their own creativity and experience and ends by celebrating their newfound friendships.

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