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Title - Technical Writing Unit
By - Marci Sabin
Subject - Language Arts, Other
Grade Level - High School
LESSON SIX

Topic:
Business Letter Formats and Proofreading Letters

Concept:
Types of business letter formats.
Importance of proofreading letter and what the proofreader marks mean.

Skills:
Distinguish between the common types of business letter formats.
Define what specific proofreader marks mean.
Proofread a letter.

Lesson Objectives:
Students will expand their letter knowledge, by engaging in a discussion lecture and then distinguishing the differences between formats. Students will also know purpose of proofreading a letter and learn what proofreader marks are. Student will know how to proofread a letter.

Lesson Activity:
Lecture and discussion on the three common formats of letters and the visual elements involved in writing a business letter. Example letters will be shown and students will decide what format they are. Lecture on proofreading marks. Copies of a letter with errors in will be passed and class will proofread it together. Students will then proofread their draft letters made yesterday.
Homework: Students will make final draft of their letter.

Assessments:
D: Decide what letter format example letters are; F: participate in proofreading letter as class; S: proofread personal letter

Grade:
Proofreading Letter = 10 points
TOTAL = 10 points

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