Styles for Business and Friendly...
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Styles for
Business and
Friendly Letters
Grade 8
Language Arts
Mr. Norton
Standards
Primary Standard: LA8.5
Secondary Standards: LA8.9
Objectives
Effectively write and publish a business
letter in the correct style and format.
Effectively write and publish a friendly
letter.
Effective write and publish a social
note.
Business Letter
What would we use a business letter
for?
Requesting information about a product
Asking for charitable donations
Requesting a service
Business Letter Parts
1. Heading
2. Inside address
3. Salutation or greeting
4. Body
5. Closing
6. Signature
Students for a Cleaner Planet c/o Memorial High School 333 Veterans’ Drive Denver, Colorado 80211 August 1, 2015
Steven Wilson, Director Resource recover Really Works 300 Oak Street Denver, Colorado 80216 Dear Mr. Wilson: Memorial High School would like to start a branch of your successful recycling program. We share your commi9tment to reclaiming as much reusable material as we can. Would you send us some information about your community recycling program? For example, we need to know what materials can be recycled and how we can implement the program. Thank you in advance for your time and consideration. Sincerely,
Yolanda Dobson Yolanda Dobson
Business Letter Parts
1. Heading
Students for a Cleaner Planet c/o Memorial High School 333 Veterans’ Drive Denver, Colorado 80211 August 1, 2015
Steven Wilson, Director Resource recover Really Works 300 Oak Street Denver, Colorado 80216 Dear Mr. Wilson: Memorial High School would like to start a branch of your successful recycling program. We share your commi9tment to reclaiming as much reusable material as we can. Would you send us some information about your community recycling program? For example, we need to know what materials can be recycled and how we can implement the program. Thank you in advance for your time and consideration. Sincerely,
Yolanda Dobson Yolanda Dobson
Indicates the address
and business affiliation
of the writer. It also
includes the date the
letter was sent.
Business Letter Parts
2. Inside address
Students for a Cleaner Planet c/o Memorial High School 333 Veterans’ Drive Denver, Colorado 80211 August 1, 2015
Steven Wilson, Director Resource recover Really Works 300 Oak Street Denver, Colorado 80216 Dear Mr. Wilson: Memorial High School would like to start a branch of your successful recycling program. We share your commi9tment to reclaiming as much reusable material as we can. Would you send us some information about your community recycling program? For example, we need to know what materials can be recycled and how we can implement the program. Thank you in advance for your time and consideration. Sincerely,
Yolanda Dobson Yolanda Dobson
Indicates where the
letter will be sent.
Business Letter Parts
3. Salutation or greeting
Students for a Cleaner Planet c/o Memorial High School 333 Veterans’ Drive Denver, Colorado 80211 August 1, 2015
Steven Wilson, Director Resource recover Really Works 300 Oak Street Denver, Colorado 80216 Dear Mr. Wilson: Memorial High School would like to start a branch of your successful recycling program. We share your commi9tment to reclaiming as much reusable material as we can. Would you send us some information about your community recycling program? For example, we need to know what materials can be recycled and how we can implement the program. Thank you in advance for your time and consideration. Sincerely,
Yolanda Dobson Yolanda Dobson
Is punctuated by a
colon. When the
specific addressee is
not known, use a
general greeting such
as “To whom it may
concern:”
Business Letter Parts
4. Body
Students for a Cleaner Planet c/o Memorial High School 333 Veterans’ Drive Denver, Colorado 80211 August 1, 2015
Steven Wilson, Director Resource recover Really Works 300 Oak Street Denver, Colorado 80216 Dear Mr. Wilson: Memorial High School would like to start a branch of your successful recycling program. We share your commi9tment to reclaiming as much reusable material as we can. Would you send us some information about your community recycling program? For example, we need to know what materials can be recycled and how we can implement the program. Thank you in advance for your time and consideration. Sincerely,
Yolanda Dobson Yolanda Dobson
States the writer’s
purpose. In this case,
the writer is requesting
information.
Business Letter Parts
5. Closing
6. Signature
Students for a Cleaner Planet c/o Memorial High School 333 Veterans’ Drive Denver, Colorado 80211 August 1, 2015
Steven Wilson, Director Resource recover Really Works 300 Oak Street Denver, Colorado 80216 Dear Mr. Wilson: Memorial High School would like to start a branch of your successful recycling program. We share your commi9tment to reclaiming as much reusable material as we can. Would you send us some information about your community recycling program? For example, we need to know what materials can be recycled and how we can implement the program. Thank you in advance for your time and consideration. Sincerely,
Yolanda Dobson Yolanda Dobson
The closing “Sincerely”
is common, but “Yours
truly” and “Respectfully
yours” are also
acceptable. To end
the letter the writer
types her name 4 lines
below the closing and
provides a signature.
Business Letter Format
1. Block format: each part of the letter
begins at the left margin
2. Modified block format: the heading,
the closing, and the signature are
indented to the center of the page.
3. We will use MODIFIED BLOCK FORMAT
Block Format Students for a Cleaner Planet c/o Memorial High School 333 Veterans’ Drive Denver, Colorado 80211
August 1, 2015 Steven Wilson, Director Resource recover Really Works 300 Oak Street Denver, Colorado 80216 Dear Mr. Wilson: Memorial High School would like to start a branch of your successful recycling program. We share your commi9tment to reclaiming as much reusable material as we can. Would you send us some information about your community recycling program? For example, we need to know what materials can be recycled and how we can implement the program. Thank you in advance for your time and consideration. Sincerely,
Yolanda Dobson Yolanda Dobson
Modified Block Format
Business Letter Samples
Students for a Cleaner Planet c/o Memorial High School 333 Veterans’ Drive Denver, Colorado 80211 August 1, 2015 Steven Wilson, Director Resource recover Really Works 300 Oak Street Denver, Colorado 80216 Dear Mr. Wilson: Memorial High School would like to start a branch of your successful recycling program. We share your commi9tment to reclaiming as much reusable material as we can. Would you send us some information about your community recycling program? For example, we need to know what materials can be recycled and how we can implement the program. Thank you in advance for your time and consideration. Sincerely,
Yolanda Dobson Yolanda Dobson
Use this format!
Your Turn
1. Checkpoint time!
2. Complete the handout without any
notes!
Homework
Follow the handout directions
Turn in a published Business Letter
Day 2
Friendly or Social?
Friendly Letter Social Note
Includes a semi-formal
thank you note written
to someone you do
not know quite well
Informal letter based
on a personal
relationship with the
reader
Friendly and Social
1. A heading, a salutation or greeting, a body, a closing, and a signature
2. They generally do NOT include an inside address
3. A comma after the greeting
4. Paragraphs with indented first lines
5. The use of a version of a semi-block style with the heading, closing, and signature align to the right of center
6. Informal or semiformal language, often featuring the lively expression of feelings or amusement
Your Turn
1. Checkpoint time!
2. Complete the handout without any
notes!
Homework
Follow the handout directions
Turn in a published Friendly Letter
Review
Business Letters are a common form of
formal writing intended for readers who
are not personal acquainted.
Friendly letters are informal letters
based upon a personal relationship
with the reader
Social notes are a semiformal thank-
you note written to someone you do
not know quite well.
Grade 8
Language Arts
Mr. Norton
Work Cited
Carroll, Joyce Armstrong, Edward E.
Wilson, and Gary Forlini. Prentice
Hall Writing and Grammar: Grade Eight. Boston: Pearson Prentice
Hall, 2008.