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Kamryn Herrington Brittany Henderson Kayla Ethridge. Correspondence Business Letters 3 rd Grade. ECED3400C Dr. Tonja Root Spring/2009. Brittany Henderson Prewriting. ELA3W1 The student demonstrates competency in the writing process.
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Kamryn Herrington Brittany Henderson Kayla Ethridge Correspondence Business Letters 3rd Grade ECED3400C Dr. Tonja Root Spring/2009
Brittany Henderson Prewriting ELA3W1 The student demonstrates competency in the writing process. m. The student prewrites to generate ideas, develops a rough draft, rereads to revise, and edits to correct. PLO: The students will complete a graphic organizer
Form of Writing Correspondence A business letter is written in professional form.
Form of Writing • It may include: • A complaint • A compliment • Supply an opinion • Request information • Product information • Etc…
Stage: Prewriting • Who are you writing to? • What are you writing about? • Gather information about the recipient/ company • Complete the correspondence writing graphic organizer
APA Citation for Graphic organizer Time for Kids (2004). Time for kids homework helper. Retrieved April 6, 2009 from Time for kids website http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/media/hh/pdfs/ ideaorganizers/business_letter_ideaorg.pdf
APA Citation for Business Letter Time for Kids (2004). Time for kids homework helper. Retrieved April 11, 2008, from Time for kids website: http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/mediahh/pdfs/ideaor ganizers/business_letter_idea.org.pdf
Practice Activity Third Grade The practice activity will be to complete the Business Letter graphic organizer using the book: In The Bank. The graphic organizer will be for a business letter in which we will write from a student’s perspective to Bank of America.
Assessment Activity Third Grade The assessment activity will be to complete the Business Letter graphic organizer individually. Each student will complete this as if they are a consumer requesting information about a cookie company . Each student will inquire about many aspects of the company (type of cookies, prices, special orders, delivery rates, delivery time, sizes of cookies, etc…)the company.
Kayla Ethridge Drafting ELA3W1 The student demonstrates competency in the writing process. m. The student prewrites to generate ideas, develops a rough draft, rereads to revise, and edits to correct. PLO: The students will draft a business letter using the completed graphic organizer.
Form of Writing Correspondence A business letter is written in professional form.
Form of Writing • It may include: • A complaint • A compliment • Supply an opinion • Request information • Product information • Etc…
Stage: Drafting • Second Stage of the Writing Process • Develop a draft using the graphic organizer from prewriting. • Do not worry about spelling or punctuation.
Business Letter Parts • Return Address: Writer’s address(header) • Date:Month, day, year • Inside Address: • Who the letter is to(name, title, and company) & address of that person • Greeting, Salutation:Professional
Business Letter Parts Continued • Body of the Letter: (purpose and details) • Closing: (Sincerely, F rom, Thank Y ou, etc.) • Your Signature • Your Printed N ame
APA Citation for Finished Business Letter (2008). Scholastic. Retrieved on April 22, 2009 from Scholastic website: http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/lessonpl an.jsp?id
Business Letter Format Your Street Address Your City, State Zip Date First and Last Name of the Person to whom you are writing Their Street Address City, ST Zip Dear Mr./Ms. Full Name: You do not want to indent when you are using this format. This is the best format to use when you are writing a persuasive letter. You want to introduce yourself and the topic you are writing about to the reader. Remember that the first rule of writing is to know your audience. In a persuasive letter, you state your opinion or your feelings about something that is important to you after you have introduced yourself. You must sound as professional and passionate as possible. You do not want to belittle the reader or they will not finish reading your letter. Your letter needs to have the facts, reasons, and examples to support your position. Address issues that your reader may have in their argument. In a second paragraph, you must have solutions. Without solutions, you are only complaining. Offer assistance in solving the problem. Remind the reader where they can contact you. Sincerely yours, A. Student
Citations for Drafting • Read Write Think (2003). Students Materials: Letter Generator. Retrieved April 5, 2009 from Read Write Think website: http://readwritethink.org/mate rials/letter_generator/ • Money Instructor (2005). Writing a Business Letter. Retrieved April 5, 2009 from Money Instructor website: http://www.moneyinstructor.co m/docs/pdf/busletexample.pdf
Practice Activity Third Grade The practice activity will be to draft a business letter using the Business Letter graphic organizer from the prewriting stage. This draft will be related to the book read in class: In the Bank. The students will use wide-ruled paper and place an “X” on every other line for revisions.
Assessment Activity Third Grade The assessment activity will be to draft a business letter individually. Each student will complete this activity using the graphic organizer from the prewriting stage. The graphic organizer used will be related to the cookie company. They will use wide-ruled paper and put an “X” on every other line of the paper for revisions.
Kamryn Herrington Revising ELA3W1 The student demonstrates competency in the writing process. m. The student prewrites to generate ideas, develops a rough draft, rereads to revise, and edits to correct. PLO: The students will revise their drafts of a business letter.
Form of Writing Correspondence A business letter is written in professional form.
Stage: Revising • When revising, add details • 4 verbs of revision: • Add • Change • Delete • Rearrange
APA Citation for Revision Checklist Herrington, K. (2009, April 6). Revision Checklist. Valdosta, GA, United States of America.
Correspondence Writing Revision Checklist Did you delete unnecessary sentences? Did you add details to vague sentences? Did you make any changes to enhance the quality of your letter? Did you rearrange your letter in any way?
APA Citation for Finished Business Letter (2009). University of Wisconsin-Madison. Retrieved April 22, 2009, from The University of Wisconsin-Madison website: http://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/BusLetter Block.html
Practice Activity Third Grade Revise the drafted business letter created as a class.
Assessment Activity Third Grade Revise your OWN drafted business letter to the cookie company. -Remember the 4 Verbs of Revising: -Add -Delete -Change -Rearrange