You've Got (e)-Mail!
Brief Description
Students email students their own age to share information about their lives and their country.
Objectives
Using e-mail, students share historic, cultural, economic, and government information about the area in which they live, and receive similar information from e-pals in another country.
Keywords
email, keypals, penpals
Materials Needed
Computer with Internet access and an e-mail account
Lesson Plan
Students email their keypals (pre-writing the email in paragraph form) providing the following information:
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Introduction
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Personal (maybe picture)
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Name
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Age
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Male or female
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Siblings
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Parents occupations
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Pets
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Hobbies
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Favorite subject
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History of heir city or town (population, location, industries)
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History of the school they attend
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Government
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State and United States history and information
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Populations
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Federal government branches and how they work
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Flag (picture if available)
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Motto
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State flower, flag, bird (picture if available)
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Political parties/voting
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Currency
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Break down of the monetary system, paper and coin
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List of 10 items that children buy weekly and the average cost of each
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Picture of currency, if available
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Typical School Day
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Usual hours
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School year/calendar
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Lunch menu
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Extra activities
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Transportation
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Culture/Holiday
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Dates of national holidays
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Meaning of each holiday
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How families celebrate the holidays
Assessment
Students will be graded on penmanship, grammar, writing, and content.
Lesson Plan Source
Submitted by: Cheryl Sexstella-Wright, ([email protected]) Lyme Elementary School, Bellevue, Ohio
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3/27/2000
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