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LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT

Lesson Developed by: Doug Gryboski

Course: Keyboarding and Word Processing

Grade Level: 9-12

This lesson was developed to meet the standards and benchmarks of School District 11.

Objective: Students will utilize one option in becoming active members of our democracy. Students will be involved by stating their views to leaders regarding issues at the local, state or national level of government.

Standard: Students understand how citizens exercise the roles, rights, and responsibilities of participation in civic life at all levels.

Benchmarks:

Students know how citizens can fulfill their responsibilities for preserving the constitutional republic.
Students know how citizens can participate in civic life.

Instructions Students:

Write a letter in personal business letter format to an elected official that represents you at the local, state, or national level. You should have a minimum of three paragraphs. The first paragraph should be an introductory paragraph that introduces yourself with your age, where you attend school, and the topic you are writing about. You may choose one of the following topics to address in your letter or you may select another topic that is appropriate:

Agriculture, Budget, Civil Rights, Commerce, Defense, Economy, Education, Energy, Environment, Foreign Affairs, Government or Constitution, Health Care, Housing, Human Rights, International Trade, Jobs, Justice or Crime, Legislation, other Local or State Issues, Science or Technology, Social Issues, Social Welfare, Taxes, Transportation

Some of the elected officials you may write to are:

The President of the United States

George W. Bush

1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

Washington, D.C. 20500

US Senator Representing Colorado

Wayne Allard

513 Hart Senate Office Bldg.

Washington, D.C. 20510

The Governor of Colorado

Bill Owens, Governor

136 State Capitol