BUSINESS WRITING UNIT MARCH 2014 MRS. OLAVESON Listen for Understanding How to Summarize How to...
16
BUSINESS WRITING UNIT MAR CH 2014 MRS. OLAVESON • Listen for Understanding • How to Summarize • How to Write Business Letter(s) • How to synthesize the information you are given to develop a website for the client
BUSINESS WRITING UNIT MARCH 2014 MRS. OLAVESON Listen for Understanding How to Summarize How to Write Business Letter(s) How to synthesize the information
BUSINESS WRITING UNIT MARCH 2014 MRS. OLAVESON Listen for
Understanding How to Summarize How to Write Business Letter(s) How
to synthesize the information you are given to develop a website
for the client
Slide 3
LEARNING GOALS OF THIS UNIT How to write a business letter How
to write a fully polished correspondence Design a well-thought out
easy to read website How to professionally present your ideas to
others ( aka oral presentations) Todays Focus Listening for
Understanding Accurately listen and record information Writing a
Summary of Information ( if time) Write a summary following the
steps shown
Slide 4
WHEN LISTENING TO SOMEONE WHAT SHOULD WE WRITE DOWN? Main
Things to Listen for
Slide 5
Facts W5 Who What Where When How Main Ideas No quotes or
paraphrases Write this in your own words so you understand what the
person wants WHAT TO INCLUDE IN ON YOUR PAGE
Slide 6
Who left the message? Why did they leave the message? Where is
the message coming from? What are the main ideas?/What are the most
important facts? Is there anything particular about the persons
voice/ or the message itself that can help me make something of the
message? WHAT SHOULD YOU LISTEN FOR?
Slide 7
SCENARIO You own your own web design company. Your job is to
provide clients with a professional website that fulfills and (
hopefully exceeds) their expectations. Your job, specifically, is
to create a website that includes all their needs and will make
them succeed as a business.
Slide 8
George Suzy Polly Liza NOW LETS HEAR WHAT ARE CLIENTS HAVE TO
SAY Write down the information you hear on the provided
sheets.
Slide 9
WHAT TO DO NOW 1)Complete the chart and go over the info in the
WHAT I HEARD SIDE with your person next to you. Did you both get
the same information? Did you miss anything? 2)Take a few moments
and jot down a few ideas that come to mind about what you might
want to do for this client on the WHAT I THINK SIDE o Focus on
these ideas- what words in the message help you form ideas of how
you might proceed with the thematic presentation of the website? o
Are there any particulars for the website that the client is
emphasizing?
Slide 10
WRITING A SUMMARY A BRIEF RESTATEMENT IN YOUR OWN WORDS OF A
TEXTS MAIN IDEA
Slide 11
SUMMARIES Identify the facts of the an original text
Demonstrate you understanding of a texts subject matter Are shorter
( at least 60%) than the original text they omit the original texts
examples, asides, analogies, and rhetorical strategies: ( Holt
Handbook, 5 th Edition) Differ from paraphrases paraphrases more
closely follow the original texts presentation Focus exclusively on
the presentation of the writers main ideas- they do not include
your interpretations or opinions Normally written in your own owrds
they do not contain extended quotes or paraphrases Rely on the use
of standard signal phrases ( According to the author, The author
believes etc)
Slide 12
TIPS ON WRITING A SUMMARY Step 1- Prewriting: Read the
information quickly Try to get a sense of the informations general
focus and content Step 2- Drafting: Restate the phone calls main
idea simply and in your own words Restate each supporting ideas
topic simply and in your own words Step 3-Revising: Combine
sentences in Step 2 to form your summary Edit very carefully for
neatness and correctness.
Slide 13
WHAT TO DO For each of the clients, you will look at the What I
Heard side of the chart and write a summary. Once you are done
first summary, let me know and I will come give you feedback on
what you need to improve to reach expectations. Once this summary
is done properly proceed to writing the next three summaries.
Things to look for Sequencing- Details are placed in a logical
order and the way they are presented effectively keeps the interest
of the reader Accuracy of Facts- All supportive facts are reported
accurately Support for Topic- relevant, telling, quality details
give the reader important information that goes beyond the obvious
or predictable. Once these are complete, choose a summary that you
think is the best of the 4. Hand in the best one for a summative
mark. NOTE: the final summary that you choose for the summative
assessment will mean that you have chosen the client that you wish
to be evaluated for the remainder of the project.
Slide 14
WRITING A PARAGRAPGH BEING CREATIVE
Slide 15
PARAGRAPH
Slide 16
WRITING A LETTER WHAT TO INCLUDE Brainstorm as a class
