letter writing

DDT - a pesticide widely used between 1940 and 1960 - was the focus of great controversy. Rachel Carson's book, Silent Spring, published in 1962, describes the detrimental effects of DDT. The publication of the book, in part, led to the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency, which...

Reading and writing are taught as one subject in the fourth grade curriculum. Although an emphasis is placed upon writing in this module, the students will practice skills and concepts by reading informational articles about the topic of recycling then combine that knowledge into writing opinion...