Writing Process for Business Letters for Website
March 26, 2010
Writing
Business Letters
1) Writing Applications:
g.5.3 Write letters that state the purpose, make requests, or give compliments and use business letter format.
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Writing Process for Business Letters for Website
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Writing
Topic: Business Letter Writing
Grade: 5
Prior knowledge: Writing Friendly Letters
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Created by: Karen Ross
School: Nashport Elementary School
School District: Tri­Valley Local School District
e­mail: kross@tvschools.org
Date created: March 2010
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Writing Process for Business Letters for Website
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Writing
Business
Letters
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Writing Process for Business Letters for Website
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Writing a Business Letter
Use the writing process when you write a business letter.
Prewriting
Writing
Revising
Editing
Publishing
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Writing Process for Business Letters for Website
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Prewriting
• Determine who should receive the letter
• locate the address • gather all the needed information • use a graphic organizer AutoSave
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Writing Process for Business Letters for Website
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Writing
Write a first draft
• put your ideas into sentences and paragraphs
• use simple, precise words
• keep your paragraphs short
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Writing Process for Business Letters for Website
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Revising
Revise your letter to make it better. Improve what you have written.
• reread your first draft
• check to see that you included all facts needed
• check to make sure you included any information needed
• place your sentences in the best order
• check to make sure the reader will understand what you are trying to communicate
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Writing Process for Business Letters for Website
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Editing
Reread your letter to check for any errors.
• make sure you included all business letter parts
Heading
Inside Address
Salutation or Greeting
Body
Closing
Signature
• check for spelling errors
• check for grammar errors
• check to make sure you have the correct name and address
• be very neat (your writing must be legible if handwritten)
• you may want to use the checklist on the next page
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Checklist for Business Letter Writing
• The heading has author's name, title, street address, city, state, and zip code.
• The letter has a date.
• The inside address contains the name, street address, city, state, and zip code of the person to whom you are writing.
• The letter contains a salutation ﴾greeting﴿ followed by a colon ﴾:﴿.
• The body of the letter focuses on the topic and the purpose for writing is clear.
• The author writes appropriately for the audience.
• The author uses a variety of sentences ﴾simple and complex﴿ and vocabulary.
• The author groups related ideas into paragraphs.
• The author maintains a consistent focus throughout the letter.
• The letter has a closing followed by a comma.
• The letter contains the author s signature and is followed by their printed name.
• The author writes in correct business letter format.
• The author writes legibly, spacing letters, words and sentences.
• The author uses parts of speech correctly.
• The author uses correct punctuation and capitalization.
• The author spells words correctly.
• The author follows the writing process ﴾prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, publishing﴿.
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Publishing
Write a final draft of your business letter. You may hand write the letter; however, you must make sure that your writing is neat and clearly legible. If you use a word processing program on a computer, you may find templates to make the writing easier. (With Microsoft Word, the Letter Wizard helps you create a nice­looking letter).
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