ECED 4300 B Dr. Tonja Root

Fall 2007Grade Level: 5th

Specific Form of Writing:Business Letters

Kristi Register Marie Holtzclaw

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ECED 4300 B

Dr. Tonja Root

Fall 2007

Grade Level: 5th

Specific Form of Writing:

Business Letters

Kristi Register Marie Holtzclaw

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GPS and PLO

ELA5W2 The student demonstrates

competence in a variety of genres.

Stages of Writing: Prewriting and Drafting

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c. Creates an organizing structure appropriate to a specific purpose, audience, and

context.

The student produces informational writing (e.g.,

report, procedures, correspondence) that:

GPS and PLO Continued

ELA5W3 The student uses research and technology to

support writing.

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GPS and PLO Continued

The student

c. Uses various reference materials (i.e.,dictionary, thesaurus, encyclopedia, electronic information, almanac, atlas, magazines, newspapers) as aids to writing.

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GPS and PLO Continued

A. The students will complete a Business Letter Graphic Organizer.

B. The students will use their graphic organizer to help them write a Business Letter draft.

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Form of Writing:

• Business Letter

A business letter is a formal letter that allows the writer to communicate with another individual.

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Form of Writing: Continued

It can be used to inform someone, persuade someone to do something, motivate someone, or promote a particular idea or product.

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Stages of Writing: Prewriting – Prewriting is

deciding who is receiving the letter and making sure to have all the needed parts (audience, heading, address of person receiving the letter, greetings, date, body, closing, signature) to write the letter.

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Stages of Writing: Continued

Drafting – Drafting is using the information from the graphic organizer to create a business letter.

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Business Letter Graphic Organizer

http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/hh/writeideas/articles/0,19900,634423,00.html

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Reference for Graphic Organizer

Time for Kids Homework Helper (2004). Business Letter Organizer. Retrieved October 23, 2007, from http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/hh/writeideas/articles/0,19900,634423,00.html

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APA Citation

• Time for Kids Homework Helper (2004). Business Letter Organizer Retrieved October 23, 2007 from http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/hh/writeideas/articles/0,19900,634423,00.html

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Practice Activity

• Using the Time for Kids letter organizer students will, as a group, use the organizer to help organize their thoughts for the business letter.

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Assessment Activity

• Students will complete their own business letter organizer.

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APA Citation

• ReadWriteThink (2003). Students Materials: Letter Generator. Retrieved on October 23, 2007 from, http://readwritethink.org/materials/letter_generator/

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Practice Activity

• Using the Letter Generator, the students will help the teacher create a business letter.

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Assessment Activity

• Using their assessment graphic organizer, students will create their own business letter.

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