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Business Letters Fifth Grade

Business Letters Fifth Grade. Stephanie Dyson Kasi Hayes Hannah White ECED 4300- B Dr. Tonja Root Spring 2011. Hannah White. Prewriting GPS:

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Business Letters Fifth Grade

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  1. Business LettersFifth Grade Stephanie DysonKasi Hayes Hannah White ECED 4300- B Dr. Tonja Root Spring 2011

  2. Hannah White • Prewriting • GPS: ELA5W1 The student produces writing that establishes an appropriate organizational structure, sets a context and engages the reader, maintains a coherent focus throughout, and signals a satisfying closure. The student a. Selects a focus, an organizational structure, and a point of view based on purpose, genre expectations, audience, length, and format requirements. • PLO: The students will plan for a business letter by completing a graphic organizer.

  3. Form of Writing: Business Letter • formal letter • communication between a person and a business (client) • request • response • letter of intent • 3 types : • block • modified • semi-block

  4. Parts of a Business Letter • Heading • return address, date, & recipient’s address • Salutation • Body of letter • 3 body paragraphs • Closing • Signature

  5. Stage of Writing: Prewriting • plan for writing • graphic organizer • topic • genre • audience • words or short phrases

  6. Business Letter Graphic Organizer White, H. (2011). Business letter graphic organizer. Unpublished graphic organizer, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA.

  7. Business letter. (2009, September). Retrieved April 4, 2011 from http://www.business- letter.org/2009/09/06/business -letter-format-example/

  8. Practice Activity • Complete the graphic organizer for the business letter together as a class. • Call on students to help fill in each section. • This activity is for fifth grade.

  9. Assessment Activity • Each student will complete an individual graphic organizer to plan for writing the business letter. • Please remember to use only words or short phrases! • This activity is for fifth grade.

  10. Topic • Your class is planning a field trip to Wild Adventures. Write a business letter to Wild Adventures requesting information on this theme park.

  11. Kasi Hayes • Drafting & Revision • GPS: ELA5W4 The student consistently uses a writing process to develop, revise, and evaluate writing. The student a. Plans and drafts independently and resourcefully. b. Revises manuscripts to improve the meaning and focus of writing by adding, deleting, consolidating, clarifying, and rearranging words and sentences. • PLO: Students will draft and revise a business letter.

  12. Stages of Writing: Drafting & Revision • Use information from graphic organizer • Use complete sentences • Put information in the business letter format • Add details and content for clarity • Rearrange words and sentences if needed

  13. Hayes, K. (2011). Format for a business letter. Unpublished graphic organizer, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA.

  14. Full block business letter. (2006-2010). Retrieved April 4, 2011 from http://www.savvy-business- correspondence.com/BlockBizLett er.html

  15. Practice Activity • The students and I will draft a business letter as a class using the business letter graphic organizer. • The students and I will revise our draft of the business letter. • This activity is for fifth grade.

  16. Assessment Activity • Each student will complete an individual draft of the business letter using the graphic organizer. • Students will use information from the prewriting graphic organizer to help. • Each student will revise his/her draft of the business letter. • This activity is for fifth grade.

  17. Stephanie Dyson • Editing • GPS: ELA5W4 The student consistently uses a writing process to develop, revise, and evaluate writing. The studentc. Edits to correct errors in spelling, punctuation, etc. • PLO: Students will edit a business letter.

  18. Stage of Writing: Editing • Do not look at the writing for 1 or 2 days. • Carefully proofread work for • Spelling errors • Capitalization errors • Punctuation errors

  19. Editing marks. Retrieved April 5, 2011 from http://www.msdanielsden.com/html/editing_marks.html

  20. Editing Marks

  21. Full block style. Retrieved April 5, 2011 from http://www.writing-lovers.com/formal-letter-styles.html

  22. Practice Activity • The students and I will edit a teacher-made business letter as a class. • This activity is for fifth grade.

  23. Assessment Activity • Each student will use appropriate editing marks to edit his/her revised draft of the business letter. • This activity is for fifth grade.

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