Writing A Persuasive Letter Page 5
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5Letter Formatting and Spacing
The following example shows the parts of a letter and the appropriate line spacing. Be
sure that your letter has about the same margin at the top as at the bottom.
Forest View High School
20500 Merton Avenue
Letterhead
San Diego, CA 92110
June 14, 2000
Dateline
(2 lines to 10 lines)
Sharon Powell
(2 lines to 10 lines)
CCV Enterprises, Ltd.
10313 Rialto Vista Boulevard
Inside Address
San Diego, CA 92127
(2 lines)
Dear Ms. Powell
Salutation
(2 lines)
I am a senior at Forest View High School and am studying entrepreneurship. I
recently saw an article in the newspaper about your new product and was
fascinated by the story of how you got started.
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To help us really get a feel for what entrepreneurs do, my teacher often asks local
entrepreneurs to visit the classroom and tell their stories. The students love to hear
from people who are out there already, doing what we are learning about in
school. For all of us, visitor’s day provides the best class of the week.
I was given an assignment to find a local entrepreneur and ask him or her to speak
to the class. The date and time of this talk would be Friday, November 6, at 10:00
a.m. in room 110. We could arrange to have any necessary equipment, such as an
overhead projector, available for the presentation.
We’ve never had a speaker from your field before, so it would be a thrill for us to
hear from you. Please consider joining us on November 6 and telling us about
your success. I look forward to hearing from you soon. You may reach me at 555-
8467.
(2 lines)
Sincerely
(4 lines)
(Sign your name here)
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