Letter writing

• Literacy
• Lower Secondary (Key Stage 3)

Punctuate the this letter:

dear monday i want to break up i'm seeing tuesday and dreaming about friday your sincerely ps its not me its you

Correct letter

Dear Monday

I want to break up. I'm seeing Tuesday and dreaming about Friday.

Yours sincerely

PS It's not me. It's you. 

Activity 1

Format the letter correctly in pairs. 

Upload your completed formats to your OneNote (take a photo). 

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Activity 1: Formal letter phrases

Go to this page in OneNote. Highlight the formal words and phrases used in the sample letter.

Activity 2

Go to your One Note - Class Notes and complete the activity 'Make this letter more formal' (Delete the less formal phrase). 

Activity 3

Read the sample letter in your One Note (Letter of application) and highlight the 7 features. 

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Activity 4

Write a letter of application for a job. See brief in One Note -Class Notes. 

Assess your own writing - which level have you achieved?