"Dear America...", Letter #1 Submission Guide

1.

Open your letter in GoogleDrive.
​If you put a class heading on your letter (name, date, class period), remove it.

2.

Go to Tools > Word Count and double-check that you've written the minimum of 200 words in your letter. If you haven't hit the 200-word mark, get back to writing!

3.

When your letter is ready to be printed, SHARE your letter with Mr. Cushing using his [email protected] account (the one with the Colorado flag avatar).

4.

Go to Mr. Cushing, and confirm that he received your letter via Google Drive.
He will print TWO copies your letter for you.
Get both copies of your letter from the printer.

5.

Next you will need a digital copy of the 
"Dear America..." Info. Tracker
(see picture at the right)  -------------------->

Access the Info. Tracker by clicking on the button below. 

6.

Make a copy of the tracker for yourself, and keep it in your GoogleDrive. 

7.

Complete Tables A & B on the chart that you just copied. If you can't remember your partner's name, click on the following button to open the "Dear America..." Names Chart.  
​Don't fill out Tables C or D yet.

Keep your Tracker open in a browser window. You'll need it again later.

8.

Click the button below to open a new window and go to Turn-It-In.com.

10.

Submit your letter.

If you cannot remember the step-by-step directions for submitting work through Turn-It-In, 
see page 3 of your History Class Infographic. 

11.

Once you see your Turn-It-In submission receipt, go see Mr. Cushing to verify that your letter was submitted correctly, and get your blank envelope.

12.

Write your name, date, and class period at the top left of ONE copy of your letter.
​Set aside this copy for a moment.

13.

Write a RETURN ADDRESS on the top left corner of the front of your envelope.  
​(see example below)

Your return address must include ... 

•  Your fake name. *
​•  A made up street address. For example: "18 Oak Ave.",  "#6 Main St.", "121 Harvard Ave.", etc.
•  The town or city in the Ohio River Valley that you are living in.

* Can't remember your fake name?
​Click here to view the "Dear America" partner names chart in GoogleDrive.

Make sure that you still have your Tracking Chart open in a window on your computer..

14.

Now that you've created your return address, go back to your Info. Tracker, and complete Table 1.

15.

Write a MAILING ADDRESS in the center of the front of your envelope.   (see example below)

The mailing address must include ... 

•  Your partner's fake name. *
​•  The address that you are mailing this letter to.

THE STREET ADDRESS IS MADE UP BY YOU.
​For example: "176 Constitution Ave.", "1881 Pelican Cir.", etc.

THE CITY & STATE SHOULD MATCH THE HOMETOWN THAT YOU ALREADY SELECTED.
Remember... you have moved, but your partner is still at home in your hometown.

* Can't remember your partner's fake name?
​Click here to view the "Dear America" partner names chart in GoogleDrive.

16.

Now that you've created a mailing address, go back to your Info. Tracker, and complete Table D.

17.

Also complete Table C while you're at it.

18.

Draw a color stamp on your envelope.   (see the example below)

​The stamp must be...

• full COLOR
• historically accurate; no ninjas, flying saucers, tater tots, blue llamas etc.  

Drawing a blank on something original, unique, and fun...? Just do something simple like
​a U.S. flag, a nature scene, George Washington, a sailing ship, etc. 

19.

Take the second copy of your letter — the one that does NOT have a heading on it -- and fold it into THIRDS, and place the letter in the envelope.   * see the illustration below
If your letter is multiple pages, do NOT staple the pages together; just fold them together.

20.

DO NOT SEAL YOUR ENVELOPE!!!

21.

If your loose letter is more than one page, staple the pages together.

22.

Make sure that your "Dear America..." Info. Tracker Chart is displayed on your chrome book.

23.

Take the following three things to Mr. Cushing: 

• your loose letter,
• your sealed letter in the envelope, and
• your chrome book with your Tracker Chart displayed

24.

Log out of Turn-It-In.  Log out of GoogleDrive.

25.

Done!