Secession+Assessment

**Secession Letter to the Editor**

Assignment: Using the information learned from the previous activities (Road to Secession and To Secede or Not to Secede?) and your own prior knowledge, write a letter to an editor of an online newspaper expressing their support of secession by the Southern states or to argue against secession.

1. Complete the online persuasion map at[| http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/persuasion_map] to organize your thoughts. //It is suggested that students view one another’s persuasion maps to give constructive criticism and helpful feedback.//

2. Using the persuasion map, write a letter to the editor.
 * Type in a word-processing program like Word (include at the top of the letter - Masthead: title of the newspaper, Publishing Date: month, day and year newspaper is published, Byline: author of the article, Dateline: city and state where article originated)
 * Check for spelling and grammar mistakes
 * Save

3. Go to []

4. Copy the text of the letter and paste it into the “enter your story” on the site. Be sure to include the masthead, publishing date, byline, and dateline where it is asked for.

5. Students should “generate” their story and save it

6. Turn both the word-processed copy and "generated" story in to the digital drop box.