Letter writing reinforces the following Common Core Standards:
CCSS Grade Level Standards: Introduce a topic and organize ideas, concepts, and information to make important connections and distinctions
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.6-8.2.A
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.9-10.2.A
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.11-12.2.A
CCSS Grade Level Standards: Use appropriate and varied transitions to create cohesion and clarify the relationships among ideas and concepts.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.6-8.2.C
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.9-10.2.C
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.WHST.11-12.2.C
CCSS Anchor Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.L.2: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
CCSS Grade Level Standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.2.E
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.2.F
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.2.G
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.2.D
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.2.E
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6.2.B
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.2.B
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.8.2.C
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.2.C
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.11-12.2.B
CCSS Anchor Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.L.1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
CCSS Grade Level Standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.1
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.1
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.1
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6.1
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.1
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.8.1
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.1
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.11-12.1
CCSS Anchor Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.L.2: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
CCSS Grade Level Standards:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.2
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.2
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.2
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6.2
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.2
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.8.2
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.2
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.11-12.2