Formal Letter Writing Styles

A formal letter is written for which purposes?

• professional

  formal

  business

• To invite the principal

• to invite your peers

• professional

  personal

  casual

Who do you write formal letters to?

• Family

  friends

  Dj

• Persons in authority

  dignitaries

• best friend

  church member

• classmates

  loved ones

Formal letters do not have

• contractions

  slangs

  idioms

• proper punctuation

  capitalization

What are the three types of formal letter writing styles?

What are the parts of a formal letter? (In order)

• Sender's address

  receiver's address

  date

  opening salutation

  body

  closing salutation

  printed name

  signature

• Sender's address

  date

  receiver's address

  opening salutation

  body

  closing salutation

  printed name

  signature

• Sender's address

  date

  receiver's address

  opening salutation

  body

  closing salutation

  signature

  printed name

• Sender's address

  receiver's address

  date

  body

  opening salutation

  closing salutation

  printed name

  signature

Identify which letter style is the following?

Sender's address (left)

date (left)

receiver's address (left)

opening salutation (left)

body (left)

closing salutation (left)

signature (left)

Printed name (left)

• block

• semi-block

• full-block

Identify which letter style is the following?

Sender's address (right)

date (right)

receiver's address (left)

opening salutation (left)

body (indented paragraphs)

closing salutation (left)

signature (left)

Printed name (left)

• semi-block

• block

• fullblock

Identify which letter style is the following?

Sender's address (right)

date (right)

receiver's address (left)

opening salutation (left)

body (left)

closing salutation (left)

signature (left)

Printed name (left)

• semi-block

• block

• fullblock

Receiver's name

position

name of the organisation

the address of the organisation

this format is used when the receiver is

• known

• unknown

Receiver's position

name of the organisation

the address of the organisation

this format is used when the receiver is

• known

• unknown