MYP3 ELA 24-11

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 1

Welcome!

Today

Unit 1

Lesson goals

What?	How?
Do you remember..?	Quick kahoot
Learn about what to include in a cover letter	Vocabulary exercise Correct the cover letter Prepositions activity
Practise yourself!	Work on your cover letter

Why?

Unit 2

Quiz time!

you practised writing your resume and started on your cover letter with miss wolf

today we are going to look a bit closer into cover letters, how you write them and what language you use

Summative Unit 2

A resume + cover letter

2 min

Motivation means..

Motivation.. describes why a person is determined to do or have something. 

Skills are..

Skills.. the ability to do something well (because you've practised), 

a talent or expertise

cover letter you write about why you want the job and what skills you have to do carry the job out

A cover letter: the format and content

I need: 

A pen

These are...

Your contact details

This includes..

• the date
• the contact details of the company / person you're writing

This is..

A salutation / greeting:

Dear .... (name of the person/company)

Here comes..

The opening paragraph / introduction:

• Introduce yourself
• Explain which opening you're applying to:
  I am writing to tell you that I am interested in the opening for..

Here you will write..

The body:

• Explain why you are motivated passionate about the position
• Explain why you are skilled to do the job: give examples from your school achievements or work experience

This will be..

The closing paragraph:

• summarize your interest 
• thank the recipient for their consideration
   I look forward to the opportunity to speak with you further; thank you for your time and consideration.

Here comes..

The letter ending and signature

'Sincerely', 'Best'

Maybe take this out?  more time for post its and cover letters

Match the word with the correct meaning!

enthusiasm to do something

to make something better than it has been before

a piece of writing, image, or other item of content published online

outside / in addition to the regular (school) curriculum or programme

match with

goals

eagerness

take something to new heights

a posting

extracurricular

align with

objectives

Correct the cover letter

- In your group / with your partner, download the cover letter from Google Classroom

- Mark or write down all the errors you see

- Rewrite the letter 

I need: 

My laptop

Post(-it) the preposition!

- In your group / with your partner, take your stack of post-its

- Walk past the sentences on the walls and stick a post it with the right prepositions on the blanks

- We move after 2 min!

Practise yourself!

• Take your computer 
• Open your cover letter
• Start writing or continue editing 
  
  Focus on:
  - are all the elements included?
   - punctuation marks (periods, comma's, etc)
   - correct use of capital letters
   - format
   - text font and size
   - formal word use
   - prepositions

Post(-it) the preposition!

- In your group / with your partner, take your stack of post-its

- Walk past the sentences on the walls and stick a post it with the right prepositions on the blanks

- We move after 2 min!

Today has been...

I feel .... about today's lesson

1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 

2

I learned today..

2

Next time, class should be..

A bit easier

A bit more challanging

About the same

2

See you next week!