Business Letters

BUSINESS LETTERS: By now you should have two Word Documents with the Business Letters' Exercises in the Server (in the WORD folder > in your Period folder in "Keyboardall") - "Letters" or "Business Letters" and "Tiny Tots" with your name on them. The idea was to learn how to create business letters using the three different styles (Full Block, Modified and Semi-Block). You should know and understand the difference between these styles very well (especially for our next Test - May 15, 2012).

On Thursday, May 10, you will work in groups of two (only if necessary one group can be of three students) to create your own "Complaint Letter." You can get ideas from the Tiny Tots letter exercise and online on how to create an effective "Complaint Letter." Enter a Return Address (with a made-up name, and a made-up address -get creative- you can use the names of the students from the group to come up with an interesting one) and in the Signature Line just type that same name from the return address (BUT MAKE SURE YOU PUT THE NAMES OF THE GROUP MEMBERS IN THE FOOTER so that Mrs. Feld can tell which were the members of your group for grading). Create the three different styles of letters, but print only one (the Full Block Style). Mrs. Feld should be able to find it in the Server too. Also, practice folding the letter properly, per the instructions behind the Business Letters Puzzle that Mrs. Feld gave you. The idea when you fold a letter is that the body of the letter should be centered on the middle of the page - the page will be divided in three sections (and the middle section will contain the body of the letter). Also, when you cover the middle section with the bottom section, you should be able to read the "Inside Address."

Other guidelines: you must decide to whom you're writing the letter to and what are you complaining about: is it about a product (dress, computer, camera, video camers, iPod, iPad, dress, other item of clothing, a handbag, etc.)? or is it about a service (the Prom driver was drunk, the dry-cleaned dress or suit is ruined - stained or other, the dog has a rash after the grooming service, etc.)? GET CREATIVE! It can be funny, but well-written and using the proper styles of business letters. One letter - three styles.

Save your letter as Complaint-"your last names." (YOU SHOULD KNOW WHERE!)

Please keep your voices down and be respectful and considerate of the Subs. Thanks! I'll see you Friday. Have a great time at the Soph-Hop. I'll see you there!

Reminder: Test on May 15 on Business Letters. Study your notes and the paper with the puzzle (both sides). Any questions, please feel free to ask Mrs. Feld.