Have Your Say: Examining Historical Perspectives and Community to write Letters to the Editor
Students will learn what issues and concerns were relevant from the 20th Century that may still be relevant in the 21st Century: Issues such as water, technology or invention/advancement, or environmental issues. (A sample of an invention issue has been provided from Telluride Journal (Telluride, San Miguel County); Date: Jan. 18, 1906): "Edison on the Future of Electricity" Students will have the opportunity to access the website: www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org and choose an article they feel strongly opposed to or an article they strongly agree with. They will write a letter to the editor in standard business format. Advanced students will have the opportunity to research and investigate issues that were relevant in the past and examine through comparison and contrast the relevancy of linked issues today. Resource students will have the option of choosing an article from the Denver Post and write a letter to the editor on an article of their choosing.
