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Activity Description

Students read one of Sandburg's Letters to Bill, a column published in La Follette's Weekly Magazine in Milwaukee, WI in the early 1900's.

Students must correct the grammatical and spelling mistakes in each letter before getting their next clue.

Classroom Use

For groups or individual study

Time: 40 min; 20 min. if work with letters is done prior to activity.

Materials: use of computer; photocopies of Letter to Bill to discuss in class.

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North Carolina Competency Goals Covered

Grades: 6th - 8th


Subject: English Language Arts


Competency Goals: 6.01, 6.02