Bridging Academia and the Real World: A Letter-Writing Journey for English Language Learners
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Author Kamran Akhtar Siddiqui shares a project plan for engaging students in writing short opinion-based “letters to the editor” on current topics and for helping students submit their work to print or online news publications. The article describes key steps: analyzing model texts, selecting an issue, creating drafts, giving and receiving peer feedback, and using online editing tools to prepare texts for publication via an authentic news outlet or class e-book
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Kamran Akhtar Siddiqui
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English Teaching Forum 2025, Volume 63, Number 4
Discover how to create and use flexible single-point rubrics for student-friendly feedback and assessment ... lead your students through the process of writing—and potentially publishing—short “letters to the editor” addressed to news outlets ... develop beginner-level...