Professional Business Letter Lesson & Assignment
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Description
This is a full lesson on "How to Write a Professional Business Letter" complete with 2 assignments. One assignment will cover writing to a company, brand, or celebrity. The second assignment is to write to college admissions. In both assignments the students are instructed to ask for a response back from the recipient and ask for promotional items, information, collateral, swag, etc.
The lesson covers the following topics:
- what to include in your professional business letter
- formatting your business letter
- how to organize and format your addresses
- what to include in your introduction, body, and closing paragraphs
- questions to think through when writing your letter for inspiration
- closing examples and examples of gratitude
- how to address an envelope
- Sample letters written by real students who have received items back!
You will receive the following:
- Lecture Slides
- Pictures and examples of items students have received back from the recipient
- Assignment Instructions
- Business Letter Template/Example
- Student Letter Examples
- Grading Rubric
These files are supplied from Google Docs and Slides. Once you purchase, you will be sent a link where it will force you to make your own copy to keep on your Google Drive.
This assignment has been culled over several years and each time it used in class, students learn the proper way to write professional business letters and receive something back from the letters they write!
