Title – Technical Writing Unit

By – Marci Sabin

Subject – Language Arts, Other

Grade Level – High School

LESSON NINE

Topic:

Persuasive Letter Writing

Concept:

Techniques involved in writing a persuasive business letter

Skills:

List tips to include and use when writing a persuasive business letter.

Lesson Objectives:

Students will use all the information learned from the previous lessons, and this lesson, to incorporate in their persuasive letter. The students will also help each other by proofreading other groups’ letters.

Lesson Activity:

Lecture and discussion on Persuasive Letter Writing Tips. Students will pair up and write a persuasive letter on any subject they choose. The letter will then be passed to two other groups to be proofread. The original group will retype the letter and add necessary graphical elements. The letters will be posted on the bulletin board and the class will vote on the most persuasive letter.

Assessments:

D: Participation in lecture discussion on Persuasive Letter Writing; F: proofread other groups’ papers; S: completion of persuasive letter.

Grade:

Group Persuasive letter = 20 points

TOTAL = 20 points

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