The iPhone nano just came out, and of course, as one who keeps up with technology, you were the first in line at Best Buy to buy it (because who wants to pay and wait for shipping?). Scenario: (will arrive 2010)

Problem: There are major glitches with your new iphone nano Problem: There are major glitches with your new iphone nano. Your awesome touch screen freezes every five seconds, the internet connection isn’t compatible with your wireless network at home…and your battery life is non-existent.

What do you do now??

First, you attempt to call Apple’s toll-free customer service number. But we all know after an hour of waiting on the phone to talk to a service agent, we would all rather write a couple of poems for Laura’s literature classes.

Another way to get your frustrations heard is writing a letter – a BUSINESS LETTER. But…we’ve never written one, teacher.

Remember, you are writing a formal letter to your organization. What is TONE? the overall attitude a writer projects toward the reader and the subject matter. How do we create a FORMAL tone? Sentence structure, formality and specificity of vocabulary, and neatness all contribute to a letter's tone.

Your Address Your City, State, Zip Code (Your e-mail if sending via e-mail) Date Name of Contact Person (if available) Title (if available) Company Name City, State, Zip Code Dear Sir/Madam, Dear Mr/Mrs/Ms (name of person), ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours faithfully, (you started with Sir/Madam) Yours sincerely,(you started with Dear Mr./Mrs/Ms. ………………) Your name (Sign Off)