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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