Alexandria McLendon, Carrie Varnadore, Lynsey Drew ECED 4300 B Dr. Tonja Root Fall, 2008 Grade...

Alexandria McLendon, Carrie Varnadore, Lynsey Drew

ECED 4300 BDr. Tonja Root

Fall, 2008Grade Level: 2nd

Business Letter McLendon, Drew, Varnadore ECED 4300 B

Fall 2008

•Alexandria McLendon•Prewriting•GPS- ELA2W2 The student writes in a variety of genres, including narrative, informational, persuasive, and response to literature.

•The student produces a persuasive piece of writing that

McLendon, Drew, Varnadore ECED 4300 B Fall 2008

a. Captures a reader’s interest by stating a clear position/opinion. b. Begins to sustain a focus. c. Includes the appropriate purpose, expectations, and length for audience and the genre. e. Uses appropriate formats (letter, list of pros and cons, advertisement). f. Develops a sense of closure. g. May include pre-writing. McLendon, Drew, Varnadore ECED 4300 B

Fall 2008

PLO The students will complete a

business letter graphic organizer.


• Form of Writing- A business letter is a professional

form of writing:–request information–order a product–make a complaint


–share your opinion with businesses and organizations–written in formal language –specific format


Prewriting• Stage of Writing- Prewriting

–Decide what you are writing about

–Who is your audience–Gather business information–Complete a graphic organizer


APA Citation for Organizer

• (2004). Business Letter Organizer. Retrieved October 30 2008, from Time for Kids Web site: http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/media/hh/pdfs/ideaorganizers/business_letter_ideaorg.pdf


Graphic Organizer


APA Citation for Business Letter

• (2004). Sample Business Letter. Retrieved October 30 2008, from Time for Kids Web site: http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/media/hh/pdfs/samplepapers/businessletter_sample.pdf


Business Letter


•Business letter Characteristics• Specific Format

•Heading with your address•The day’s date•Inside address•Getting•Introduction•Body Paragraphs


•Thank you sentence•Closing•Signature


Practice Activity

• Teacher will provide audience and purpose for writing.

• Students and teacher will complete Graphic Organizer


Assessment Activity

• Students will complete a graphic organizer


•Lynsey Drew•Drafting Stage•GPS- ELA2W2 The student writes in a variety of genres, including narrative, informational, persuasive, and response to literature.

•The student produces a persuasive piece of writing that



Fall 2008

PLO The students will write a draft of

their business letter using the graphic organizer in which they

completed.


Form of Writing•Professional form of writing •Used to request information, order a product, make a complaint, or share your opinion with businesses and organizations•Written in formal language•Has a specific format to follow


Stage of writing •Use the graphic organizer •Use those ideas to form complete sentences for the letter•Skip every other line while writing •put an x on the right hand side of the margin of our paper.


•Does not matter if you misspell words•Circle words you don’t know how to spell •Get the letter written paper•Correct spelling and grammar comes later in the letter writing process


APA Citation•(2006). Sample Business Letter. Retrieved October 30, 2008, from Environmental Literacy Council Web site: www.enviroliteracy.org/.../sampleletter.gif


Example


Practice Activity• Teacher and students compose a

letter together• Will use the shared pen

technique• Go over the form of a letter


Assessment activity• Students write their own letter

using their graphic organizer • Write to someone or a company• Teacher can specify whom to

write the letter to


• Carrie L. Varnadore• Revising/Editing Stage –

Business Letters•GPS- ELA2W2 The student writes in a variety of genres, including narrative, informational, persuasive, and response to literature.•The student produces a persuasive piece of writing that



Fall 2008

PLO The students will revise and edit

their business letter using the check list provided.


Revising/Editing Business Letters• Form of Writing –

A business letter is a professional form of writing:- request information, - order a product, - make a complaint,


-share your opinion with businesses or organizations- written in formal language - specific format to follow.


Revising/Editing Business Letters• Stage of Writing – Revising/Editing

–reread your business letter–look for corrections as you read –misspelled words –run-on sentences–sentence fragments–capitalization errors McLendon, Drew, Varnadore ECED 4300 B

Fall 2008

•errors in the sequencing of events, •punctuation errors, etc.


APA Citation•(2008). Business Letter Checklist. Retrieved October 30, 2008, from Time for Kids Web site: http://www.io.com/~hcexres/textbook/genlett.html


APA Citation•(2008). Business Correspondence: Overview. Retrieved October 30, 2008, from Online Technical Writing Website: http://www.io.com/~hcexres/textbook/genlett.html


Example


Practice Activity• Students will dictate revisions

that need to be made in the first paragraph of the letter

• Will use the shared pen technique to revise and edit the rest of the letter


Assessment activity

• Students revise and edit their own letter using the check list provided


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