3vwo letter writing

Lesson series on letter writing.
 Goals:
  • You will learn the difference between formal and informal letters
  • You will learn what the structure is of a formal letter
  • You will learn what type of language to use in a letter
  • You will learn what type of information you could include in a letter

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Lesson series on letter writing.
 Goals:
  • You will learn the difference between formal and informal letters
  • You will learn what the structure is of a formal letter
  • You will learn what type of language to use in a letter
  • You will learn what type of information you could include in a letter

Slide 1 - Slide

What could be reasons for writing a letter/email to someone?

Slide 2 - Open question

Letter writing
Watch the video on the next slide on basic letter writing, and answer the questions on the following slides.

Slide 3 - Slide

Slide 4 - Video

Name an example of someone you would write an informal letter/email to
A
Your teacher
B
Your friend
C
The mayor
D
Someone you've never met

Slide 5 - Quiz

Who could you write a formal letter to?
A
Your grandmother
B
Your neighbour
C
Your boss
D
A close friend

Slide 6 - Quiz

Where should you include the date of writing?
A
In the bottom left corner
B
At the top and at the bottom on the right
C
It does not need to be included
D
In the top right corner

Slide 7 - Quiz

How should you start your letter, after you've filled in the date?

Slide 8 - Open question

What do you think could be the difference between formal and informal language in a letter?

Slide 9 - Open question

Formal language
Informal language
Hey dude, how's it going?
I am writing this email to file a complaint
Dear Mr Burnsley,
Dear James,
He's always doing so much stuff.
Your book sucks.
I do not think the novel is suitable for young adults.

Slide 10 - Drag question

Start lesson 2

Slide 11 - Slide

So what about your letter?
The letter you're going to write for the 2-test during the second test week is going to be a letter to the author of your free choice book.


Now.......

Now watch the film clip and then answer the questions on the following slides.

Slide 12 - Slide

You are writing a letter to the author. Do you think it is it formal or informal?
A
More formal
B
More informal

Slide 13 - Quiz

10 minutes quiet reading
timer
10:00

Slide 14 - Slide

Slide 15 - Video

Now that you know it's a formal letter to the author of your book, how do you think you should end?

Slide 16 - Open question

What kind of structure do you think you should use in your letter?

Slide 17 - Open question

Your opinion of the book + explanation of why you think this.

Slide 18 - Mind map

How could you start your introduction?

Slide 19 - Open question

Grading criteria
1. The format of your letter (5 pt)
2. Content of your letter (10pt)
3. Your writing skills (10 pt)

Slide 20 - Slide

1. The format of your letter
(5 pt)

Salutation
Structure of your letter
Paragraphs
Appropriate ending
Date/names
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Date

Dear Mr / Ms. .... ,

Intro

Body

Conclusion

Yours sincerely,

First + last name

Slide 21 - Slide

Content of your letter (10pt)
You follow the assignment.
Make clear links to the book.
 Give examples and explanations. 
Meet the word count (about 200 words)
Follow the rules of correctly addressing your audience.
Present a clear personal opinion.

Slide 22 - Slide

Your writing skills 10 
Grammar
Vocabulary / register
Sentence construction
Spelling

Slide 23 - Slide

Test prep.
Write down and work out any opinions you have of your book in English.
Don't forget to find support for your opinions, give examples, explain them.


Slide 24 - Slide

How prepared do you feel for the test now?
What test?
Not very prepared
A little prepared
Somewhat prepared
Very prepared

Slide 25 - Poll

Final lesson on Letter writing

Slide 26 - Slide

Quick Collocation Quiz
Which one word can be used to complete all of the following three sentences? The answer appears below.

1. We need a big ........ of colour on that wall to stop it looking so dull.
2. He was a real extrovert and made quite a ........ in the office on his first day.
3. Add a ......... of lemon juice to the salad and it's finished.


Slide 27 - Slide

COLLOCATIONS: ANSWERS

The missing word is 'SPLASH'. Write your own definition or example sentence to help you remember these collocations:

SPLASH of colour
made quite a splash
add a splash of lemon juice 

Slide 28 - Slide

10 minutes quiet reading
Have you  finished your book? 


timer
6:00

Slide 29 - Slide

Today's lesson
We will recap what we need to do in the test week
We will look at some useful vocabulary for our letter
We will look at essential layout
We will practice a letter.

Slide 30 - Slide

Layout
Look at the template

Do you think you can use this for your letter? 

Slide 31 - Slide

The introduction: 
Tell the author
Which book have you read?
why you chose to read their book,
 genre, setting and theme.
 what your expectations were of this book 

Slide 32 - Slide

Useful language for your introduction:
I am writing to you because... 
I have read your book .......... and ..........
I have recently taken your book ............ out of our school library, .........
A friend at school has recently recommended your book ....... to me. 
I saw that your book ....... has recently won a prize for literature and .....
I heard a review of your new book on the radio (televison/podcast ) so I rushed out to buy it.
After I had read the great review of your new book in the newspaper, I ..........




Slide 33 - Slide

Main paragraph (body)  
Your opinion of the book
Did you enjoy it? 
Did you hate it
use examples from the book to support your opinion
Why do you have this opinion
 what were your favourite parts of the book?
setting,
genre, theme,
main character

Slide 34 - Slide

Useful language for the body paragraph:
a) I am writing to express my opinion about ….
b)I would like to tell you how much I enjoyed reading (name of the book). This was mainly because of .... (setting/genre/main character). 
c) For example ....... (find something to support your opinion)
d) My favourite part of the book was when ......, however, I was dissapointed when/in .......

Slide 35 - Slide

Conclusion/Final paragraph 
how  could they  make this book        even better 
would you read other books written by them? 
maybe an idea for a sequel
 sumarise your opinion of the book
Give the author a tip

Slide 36 - Slide

Useful language for the conclusion:
Finally, I think that if ...... (name of the character / setting) had been  ...... (your own idea) then this would have made the story ending more believable/realistic/exciting. 
I want to say how much I liked/disliked this book and that 
a) I will definitely read more of your books in the future.
b) I cannot wait to read the next book in the series.
c) I will look out for more books written by you. 

Slide 37 - Slide

How to prepare for the test!
Step 1. Finish reading the book, take notes whilst you read. 
Step 2. Look on the internet for reviews and take some notes on what other people think and why they are saying this. (Good Reads/ Amazon/ Reedsy). Do you agree with what they think?
Step 3. Write a practice letter - Make a plan using the template. 
Step 4. Peer feedback
Total word count for the whole letter is about 200 words

Slide 38 - Slide

How prepared do you feel for the test now?
What test?
Not very prepared
A little prepared
Somewhat prepared
Very prepared

Slide 39 - Poll