Business Letter Lesson Plan 6h423

Lesson Plan Written By: Natasha Mikula Grade: 9 Subject: English Learner Outcomes

Date: Nov. 22- About Time: Each class is 70 Dec. 1 minutes long Topic: Writing a Business Letter General Outcome 3 -select information sources that will provide effective , convincing argument or unique perspectives -expand and use a variety of tools and text features, such as organizational patterns of texts, page layouts, font styles and sizes, colour and voiceovers, to access information - organize ideas and information by developing and selecting appropriate categories and organizational structures - develop coherence by relating all key ideas to the overall purpose of the oral, print or other media text -use own words to summarize and record information in a variety of forms; paraphrase and/or quote relevant facts and opinions; reference sources - choose specific vocabulary, and use conventions accurately and effectively to enhance credibility General Outcome 4 - revise to ensure effective introductions, consistent points of view, effective transitions between ideas and appropriate conclusions - revise to enhance effective transitions between ideas and maintain a consistent organizational pattern -distinguish between the denotative and connotative meaning of words, and discuss effectiveness for achieving purpose and affecting audience -use a variety of strategies to make effective transitions between sentences and paragraphs in own writing -know that rules for punctuation can vary, and adjust punctuation use for effect in own writing -choose appropriate types of evidence and strategies to clarify ideas and information, and to convince various readers and audiences

Instructional Objectives

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Students will be able to write and type a formal business letter, using the standard block-style format that is accepted by most businesses. Students will be able to define and label parts of a formal business letter. Students will learn the skills needed in a business letter for their PAT exams Students will explore the appropriate language associated with a formal letter.

Key Concepts

-heading, inside address, salutation, body, closing, signature, block style

Pre-Planning (What do I need?)

-create booklets (blank envelope and letter to fill in the blank, example envelope, example letter, info. for what is in each section, evaluation) -print off booklets for students -scan papers onto USB to show on smart board -book computers -manipulate power point that I found -print off power point copy and write what I am going to say/focus on

Materials (For students)

-booklets -computers (later for typing) -sentence opener paragraph

Anticipatory Set (Attention Grabber)

-give students booklets -talk about what they have been doing with their paragraphs and relate it to this project -they will be typing a good copy later

Procedure (Independent&Guid ed Practice)

Prep: Set up power point 1.Talk about how they are doing a formal business letter -why do we use business letters? -you will be putting your 3 paragraphs into your letter -need to know how to do this for your PATs 2.Start power point -follow power point print out 3.Make sure they feel comfortable with the information -need to repeat any parts that are confusing?

Closure

4. Bring classes to the computer lab to type out their good copy

Evaluation (Formative&Sum mative)

Formative: go along with students in the power point -make sure they are understanding each section as we go along (ask them if it makes sense) Summative: mark according to Business Letter Format page and according to PAT Writing Scoring Guide

Lesson Review &Comments (What did/did not work, improvements)

What Went Well -lesson went very well -emphasizing certain aspects of the letter by making students circle and highlight them -using fill in the blanks- they got a lot of practice and it broke up the lesson so that it was not just me talking the entire time -giving students a lot of time and several revisions to master and perfect their letters What Could Be Improved -teach students how to put in a header and footer so that I know which paper belongs to who