Great American Mail Race

Your next assignment in class is to join the Great American Mail Race. To do this, you will select a middle school or junior high in a very different part of the country and write a letter to a class at that school. The purpose of your letter is to share important information about you, your school, and your town as well as encourage your reader to write back so you can learn what school and life is like in a different American town.

Before we actually write and send our letters, there is quite a bit of thinking and prewriting (brainstorming) to be done!

• I would like you to think about what area of the country you would like to learn more about. Brainstorm some possible states, cities, or towns that interest you.
• Then, think about what you would want to know about school and life in that place. Your letter is an opportunity to find this out from another teenager.
• Finally, think about what important information you would share about yourself, SJHS, and Sheridan, WY. (What do you think your reader would want to know?)

Write a post on this blog in response to the ideas above. TYPE YOUR NAME FIRST. Then list possible places to which you might like to write and why. Then develop some questions you would want to find out about regarding life in those places. Then list some important ideas you would share about yourself, SJHS, and Sheridan, WY.

After you post your comment, feel free to read and respond to your classmates. Remember, every time you post a comment (even if it is in response to someone else) you MUST TYPE YOUR NAME.