Business Letter

Bellwork May 7th:

O Write the story of this man that seems to be invisible. How did he become invisible? Why does he still have a reflection? What happened before this picture was taken? 7-10 sentences.

Business Letter O Get out a sheet of paper and set it

up for cornell notes

O Title your paper: College Business letters

Parts of a Business LetterHeading – The heading give the writer’s

complete address typed out.

Inside address – The inside address gives the reader’s name and complete mailing address (including company name).

Parts of a Business Letter

Salutation: The salutation personalizes the letter. Use Dear with people only, not department or company names. Place a colon after the name.

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Parts of a Business Letter

O Body: The body contains your message in single spaced paragraphs. The body of your letter is organized in three parts:O (1) the beginning states why you are

writingO (2) the middle provides all the needed detailsO (3) the ending focuses on what should happen

next and thanks the reader for listening.

O DO NOT INDENT THESE PARAGRAPHS

Parts of a Business Letter

O Complimentary closing – the closing politely ends the message with a parting word or phrase – sincerely, yours sincerely, Yours truly – followed by a comma. Capitalize only the first word of complementary closings.

Parts of a Business Letter

O Signature – The signature makes the letter official. It includes the writer’s handwritten name and corresponding typed name

Different types of Business Letters

O RequestO ComplaintO Informative O Application O Thank-You

Sample Request Letter

Heading, Inside address, Salutation

245 Oak StreetSavannah, GA 31408

March 15, 2006

Office of Undergraduate Admissions212 Hamilton Hall, 2807

To the Admissions Office:

O Body (Beginning)O I am a sophomore at Washington High School

in Savannah, Georgia. For my World Cultures class, I am working on a research paper and visual presentation about Columbia University, and I need more information. I have grown up hearing about your school since my older brother has always dreamed of attending. However, with his focusses elsewhere during high school, he failed to meet your freshman entrance requirements and hopes to later attend as a transfer student. Thus, I am in need of information from a different source.

O Body (Middle) O In my presentation, I'm taking on the role of a

travel agent explaining why tourists should visit Columbia. It is my job as the group’s researcher to ask for and locate vital information on Columbia University. Due to the fact that your agency is in charge of school tours and admitting future students, it made sense to ask for information that you might hand out to visiting scholars. I would like to request that you send me any booklets, pamphlets or web-site addresses that you think would be helpful to my research. I would also appreciate any materials you have that are not being used actively. This will allow my group to compile a realistic brochure for our final project that will be committed to the goals you have as a school.

O Body (Ending)Thank you in advance for considering my request. I would be happy to send you a copy of the finished brochure that my group compiles with your help. The information you provide will go a long way in making the visual display of our brochure informed and authentic.

Sincerely,(signature)Nick Davis

Your TasksO You will be writing a request letter to

the college/trade school of your choosing.

O You will write a business letter asking that college send you more information about a specific aspect of the college you would like to know more about (i.e. tuition, dorms, enrollment, admissions, etc.)

Your Choices O Think through your list and star the top

choice O Brainstorm what you would like to know

about this particular school ( dorms, requirements, student life…etc)

O Share the top choice with the class and why you would like to write to this college or trade school.

Your Tasks The Letter will be due Monday You will need to include the following:

1. Final Letter 2. turnitin.com3. Notes from today4. List of colleges/trade schools you did for homework last night

Begin Writing: O Write a business letter to the

college/trade school of your choice withO SalutationO Body O Closing

O Follow Business letter format.

Homework:O Bring a business envelope to class

on Tuesday along with a stamp.O Bring two copies of your business

letter to class as well.O If you do not send your letters in

class I will deduct 20 points from your grade. This assignment is worth 100 points.

Addressing an Envelope Andrea McGrady stamp

2518 Fourth Ave. SWColumbus OH 43230(your address)

Mr. Tim Lindon1286 Elm St. Columbus OH 43230

Bellwork May 8th: O Describe the way in which you choose what

you will wear in the morning, how you will do your hair, etc. Do you put a lot of thought into fashion decisions? How important is fashion to who you are? Why is it important ( or not important) to you? Explain in 7-10 sentences.

O When you are done: Leave your bellwork, homework, and book out on your desk in a nice pile for me to check. Be ready to listen to our guest speaker.

Read Chapter 8: O 1. Why has Gatsby decided to talk freely to

Nick now? Why hasn’t he in the past? O 2. What is the compliment that Nick pays to

Gatsby? Why is Nick compelled to give Gatsby this compliment?

O 3. How does Wilson View the Eyes of T.J Eckleberg? What is their larger meaning in the entire novel?

O 4. After learning who was in the “Yellow Death Car”, what does Wilson decide to do?