Hello 8C1!Hello 8C1!

I hope you enjoyed writing your letter of complaint last week. Don’t forget to send me them using learningfromhome@ipsleyacademy.co.uk I would love to read them and will also give you feedback!

This week we are going to be focussing upon writing letters of application in response to job adverts. You will definitely have to do this in the future, so it will be valuable learning. Let’s begin.

Pupil and Parent Learning SheetWeek beginning: 6th July 2020This week's work for 8C1 English is Writing Formal letters of applicationBy the end of topic, you should be able to: • Understand the difference between formal and informal letters.• Set out a formal letter correctly.• Plan your own formal letters.

Your work this week will include the following activities: (You do not need to print any resources. All you will need is an exercise book, lined or plain paper to complete tasks.)• Understanding the difference between formal and informal.• Looking at your qualities.• Look at a job application letter.• Choose a job to apply for.• Draft a letter of application.• Check a letter of application and write it up in best.• Design a poster showing pupils how to write a letter of application.

If you finish your work and complete it to a high standard, you may wish to learn about letter writing in more detail. Visit the website below and this will take you to an interesting Bitesize lesson. Complete as many of the activities as you can.

• https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zv7fqp3/articles/zkq8hbk

Task – Think back to last week. Explain the difference between formal and informal. Will a letter of application ( for a job) be

formal or informal? Why ?

What are your top five qualities?

Task.

❖ Think about yourself. Look at the words on the left. Which qualities apply to you? Make a list of your qualities.

❖ Now decide which are your top five qualities. Highlight each of them.

Quality = a distinctive attribute or characteristic possessed by someone or something.

Job Application

❖In this session, you are going to write a letter of application. It will be a formal letter using formal language. The letter will be in response to a job advert.

❖It is a chance for you to tell your future employer more about yourself and how you are the best person for the job.

❖Your letter should be completed as well as you can to impress the reader / employer.

Task – Read these Top Tips for writing letters of application.

❖ Address the letter to the person who is recruiting – find out who it is if it’s not on the advert

❖ Do not exceed 5 paragraphs

❖ Refer to your qualities.

❖ Refer to your personal achievements and experience.

❖ Don’t go crazy on using a thesaurus. It can over-complicate things and put a future employer off you.

❖ Use formal language.

❖ Set the letter out correctly.

Task-

❑Read this letter of application.

❑ Look at the layout. What information has been included in this letter? Can you work out a plan for your letter? ( See slide 12)

❑Highlight or note down any the ideas that you could use your own letter of application.

Jobs to Apply for.

Task - On the next few slides are a variety of job adverts. Read each

one carefully. Then decide which job you are going to apply for.

Customer Service Advisor

Glass Collector / waiter / waitress

Retail Staff ( working in a shop)

Admin / Reception / Secretary

Task – plan and draft a letter of application.

Your task is to choose one of the four jobs to apply for and write a letter of application.

❑Start your letter with the name at the bottom of the job advert.

❑ Paragraph 1 - Start by stating which job you are applying for.

❑ Paragraph 2 –The reason why you are applying for this position / job? Do you want more responsibility? Do you want more money? Do you want more experience? Do you want a permanent job as you have previously been working part time?

❑Paragraph 3 - What does your current job involve? What things do you have to do?

❑Paragraph 4 - What previous experience have you had? Where have you worked before?

❑Paragraph 5 - What qualities do you have that would suit the job?

❑End the letter - with Yours sincerely.

Well Done Everyone!

Keep your draft letter somewhere safe. Go and do something different and I’ll see you

later in the week!

Welcome Back 8C1

So far you have:

❑ Recapped the terms formal and informal.

❑ Looked at your qualities.

❑ Looked at an actual letter of application.

❑ Chosen one job (out of four jobs) to apply for.

❑ Drafted a letter of application using a plan.

Let’s carry on with the next part of the lesson.

Next Tasks……………….

I would like you now to read through your draft letter and:

1. Check your layout; is it correct? Check that you have followed the plan.

2. Check your spelling and punctuation.

3. It is now time to write up your letters of application in best.

Letter of Application Plan

Paragraph 1 - Start by stating which job you are applying for.

Paragraph 2 –The reason why you are applying for this position / job? Do you want more responsibility? Do you want more money? Do you want more experience? Do you want a permanent job as you have previously been working part time?

Paragraph 3 - What does your current job involve? What things do you have to do?

Paragraph 4 - What previous experience have you had? Where have you worked before?

Paragraph 5 - What qualities do you have that would suit the job?

End the letter - with Yours sincerely.

Task - Performing / Reading out your letter of apllication

Thank you for writing your formal letter of application. I now want you to practise reading it out ! Remember to:

❑ Be loud

❑ Be proud

❑ Pause at punctuation

❑ Use expression.

❖ Ask somebody in your household to listen to it.

❖What do they think?

❖ Does is sound formal but polite? Is it clear which job you are applying for?

❖ Have you followed the paragraph plan?

Well Done Everyone!

Keep your final letter of application safe. Go and do something different and I’ll see you

later in the week!

Welcome Back 8C1

I hope that you are proud of your letter of application. This is such a useful skill to have and you will definitely need to write similar letters at some point in your lives.

Please send in your letters to Mrs Jilks at

learningfromhome@ipsleyacademy.co.uk as I would love to see them and give you feedback.

We are going to complete this week’s learning now so let’s go to the next slide………

Review Tasks: Session 3

1. Think about what we have done so far this week.

1. Design a poster to show pupils how to write a formal letter of application. Think about all the information on this power point.

2. Look at your own letter of complaint. What mark out of 10 would you give it and why?

3. Explain why your letter of application should be formal and not informal.

Spellings

1. letter

2. application

3. advert

4. qualities

5. experience

6. achievements

7. address

8. there

9. they’re

10. their

Tasks.

Bronze - learn the spellings listed on this slide. Use our Look, Cover and Write technique. When you are ready, ask someone in your household to test you.

Silver – Learn the spellings. Write a sentence for each spelling showing that you understand its meaning. Don’t forget to use accurate spelling and punctuation.

Gold – Learn the spellings. Write me one or two paragraphs using every spelling!

Go to the next slide for the final task ………..

Well done you have completed the work for English this week!

• Send your letters of application, posters and any answers that you want me to look at to: learningfromhome@ipsleyacademy.co.uk with the subject title ‘English 8C1 Home Learning’ and it will be sent to Mrs Jilks. I will send you feedback on your work.

• Keep reading… take Renaissance Reading tests.

• Complete Book Reviews and send them in! You could win a prize! Examples are on the next slide.