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55 min.
Have a different student read the informal
A student will read the informal thank you note. The
thank you note. How is it different? (Proper
class will identify how it differs from the text
grammar, word choice, format, etc.) Why?
message, and why one might make those writing
(Purpose, audience)
differences.
5 min.
Have a third student read the formal Thank
Another student will read the formal Thank You
Letter. Class will discuss how it’s different and why.
You Letter. Again, discuss how it differs
from the others. Point out to students that
this is the proper format for a thank you
letter following a job interview or college
visit.
At the board, write “Speaker”. Ask the
10 min.
Students will brainstorm a list of potential speakers for
students to list any possible speakers they
a written piece.
can think of. They may need examples at
first. (e.g., themselves, Shakespeare, the
school Principal, etc.) Cut the list off at ten.
Write “Purpose” and ask for examples. (“I
Students will list potential purposes for the piece.
broke my leg”, “I discovered America”,
“We invaded Canada”, etc.) Then write
“Audience” and ask for suggestions. (The
Students will list possible audiences for the piece.
Pope, their parents, a lawyer, etc.)
5 min.
At the overhead, model an example, using
Students will be dazzled by your wit and learn how to
selections from the lists on the board.
use these elements to inform their written work.
(Ideally, it will be entertaining. (e.g.
Speaker: God, Purpose: invitation to a
Christmas party, Audience: Santa Claus)
5 min.
Have students write one element from each
Students will select one choice from each of the three
list on the board on a sheet of paper for their
lists on the board and write them on a sheet of paper.
homework assignment. Give them the
instructions below. Hand out Business
Letter Format.
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