Business LettersFifth Grade

Stephanie DysonKasi Hayes Hannah White

ECED 4300- BDr. Tonja RootSpring 2011

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 apoint 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.

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

Parts of a Business Letter•Heading• return address, date, & recipient’s

address•Salutation •Body of letter•3 body paragraphs•Closing •Signature

Stage of Writing: Prewriting

•plan for writing •graphic organizer•topic•genre •audience •words or short phrases

Business Letter Graphic Organizer Name:__________________

Graphic Organizer for a Business Letter Heading Return address: Date: Recipient’s address:

Salutation:

Body of letter Paragraph 1: Paragraph 2: Paragraph 3:

Closing:

Signature:

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 Unpublished graphic organizer, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA.

Business letter. (2009, September).Retrieved April 4, 2011 from

http://www.business-letter.org/2009/09/06/business-letter-format-example/

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.

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.

Topic

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

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.

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

Format for a Business Letter

Heading

_______________________

_______________________

_______________________

Date

_______________________

Inside Address

_______________________

_______________________

_______________________

Salutation

_______________________

Body of the Letter

Paragraph 1

__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

Paragraph 2

__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

Paragraph 3

__________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

______________________Closing

______________________Signature

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 Unpublished graphic organizer, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA.

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

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.

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.

Stephanie Dyson•Editing•GPS:

ELA5W4 The student consistently uses a writing process to develop, revise, and evaluate writing. The student

c. Edits to correct errors in spelling, punctuation, etc.

• PLO: Students will edit a business letter.

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

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

Editing Marks

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

Practice Activity

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

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.