Language Arts 7Novel Study: The Cay

Agenda

Formal Letter Format

Describing Characters

The CayThe Letter

formal or business letters. 

Please refer to your Resource Lines text, pages 100-103.

Structure

►The business letter is made up of six basic parts: the heading, inside address, salutation, body, closing, and signature.

►The heading gives the writer's complete address, plus the date.

►The inside address gives the name, title, and address of the person or organization you are writing to.

► If the person has a title, make sure you include it  (For example: Dr.,   Superintendent, etc.)

► If you are writing to a business or organization, write the name of the business in the inside address.

►The salutation is the greeting.  Always insert a colon (:) after your salutation.

►Use Mr. or Ms. (avoid guessing at miss, mrs., etc.)

►If you do not know the name of the person who will read your letter, use a salutation like one of these:

►Dear Sir or Madam, Attention: Customer Service, etc.

►The body is the main part of the letter.  It should have single spaced.

►The closing ends the letter politely.  Use Sincerely, Yours Sincerely, Yours truly, followed by a comma (,).  Note that the second word in the closing is always lower case.

►The signature including the writer's handwritten and typed name makes the letter official.

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why certain events in the plot, or the characters, setting, etc. are appealing to you.  As well, mention anything you may find confusing, or unbelievable and include a quote from the book to support your statements.  Finally, thank him for teaching you something that you didn't know before reading his book. 

Describing Character

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