Formal Letter Writing

Formal & Business letters are the types of letters you will write in ​ (a)   settings.

• professional
• home
• party

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E2.10D

___________ are the types of letters are what you would write to your friends and family.

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E2.10D

b

c

d

e

f

g

a

closing with signature

body paragraph 2

body paragraph 1

greeting

date

body paragraph 3

body paragraph 4

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E2.10D

Dear Mr. Peterson:

This part of the letter is called ......

• salutation/ greeting

• opening

• the close

• the body

After the greeting, the writer should begin their introductory paragraph by-

• Telling the reader their purpose for writing

• Writing a joke
• Sharing personal information
• Discussing unrelated topics

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

In order to have the desired effect on the recipient what should a formal letter be?

• In the proper format.

• To the point and relevant.

• Grammatically correct.

• All of the choices.

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E2.10D

What would you say in the opening part of a formal letter?

• Ask how good the weather is in the recipient's city.

• Talk about how good the weather is in your city.

• Ask the recipient if he is hale and hearty.

• Inform the recipient why you are writing the letter.

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E2.10D

Idioms and slang are okay in...

• Informal letters / e-mails

• Neutral letters / e-mails

• Formal letters / e-mails

The correct format for the date in a formal letter is:

• Oct. 3, 2018

• October 3, 2018

• 10/3/18

• 10-3-18

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CCSS.L.2.2B

CCSS.L.3.2B

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.2A

Formal Letters are written in Block Style, which means:

• Everything is centered

• Everything is right-aligned

• Everything is left-aligned

• You indent each paragraph