Transcript Business Letter - Valley View High School

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? 710 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 Letter
Heading – 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.
.
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 writing
O (2) the middle provides all the needed details
O (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 Request
O Complaint
O Informative
O Application
O Thank-You
Sample Request
Letter
Heading, Inside address, Salutation
245 Oak Street
Savannah, GA 31408
March 15, 2006
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
212 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 Tasks
O 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.com
3. Notes from today
4. 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 with
O Salutation
O 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
2518 Fourth Ave. SW
Columbus OH 43230
(your address)
stamp
Mr. Tim Lindon
1286 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?