1. Business Letters and Résumés

2. Business Letter

3. Part 1: Opening Establish purpose of letter (why am I writing to you?)
Main point- “this is to inform you of…”
Catches the reader’s attention
Letters are shorter than essays so they need to be short and sweet!

4. Part 2: Middle
Support, explain, elaborate on main point, but not too much information!
Shorter paragraphs

5. Part 3: Closing Let reader know what action or response you want
Emphasize the main point
Close with a simple sentence “thank you for taking the time to…” or “Please feel free to contact me at…”

6. Closing
Sincerely,
Type name
Sign above in BLACK INK ONLY!

7. Pair-Share
Turn to your partner and explain what goes into each of the three parts
Part 1…
Part 2…
Part 3…

8. Format: Heading EVERYTHING ALIGNS ON THE LEFT MARGIN-NO INDENTING!!!
Your street address
City, state, zip code
Space down 1 time
Date (day, month, year)
No abbreviations!
Single space

9. Format: Heading Space down 1 time
Person to whom you are writing’s name
Street Address
City, state, zip code
Single Space

10. Format: Salutation
Space down 1 time
Salutation
Dear…:
(USE A COLON!)

11. Format: Body of letter Space down 1 time Begin the body of your letter
Space down 1 time between paragraphs
Opening/introduction (paragraph 1)
Strengths (paragraph 2)
Experience (paragraph 3)
Why hire you? (paragraph 4)

12. Format: Closing Space down 1 time Sincerely, Sign in BLACK INK ONLY!
Type name

13. Sample: Pair-Share Talk to your partner about the following:
What element does each arrow point to?
What is wrong with what the black arrow is pointing to?

14. YOUR LETTER
You are going to write a letter to the business in which you are applying for a job.
Write a letter to this business highlighting your strengths and experience, as well as explaining why they should hire you.

15. YOUR ASSIGNMENT format
Upper left hand corner:
Do NOT start with your name
Your street address
City, state, zip code
Date (day, month, year)
No abbreviations!
Single space

16. YOUR ASSIGNMENT format
Paragraph 1: Reason for writing this letter
“I would like to take this opportunity to inform you…”

17. YOUR ASSIGNMENT format
Paragraph 2 explain your strengths.
“One of the strongest qualities that I demonstrate is…”

18. YOUR ASSIGNMENT format
Paragraph 3: explain what previous experience you have that highlights your strengths.
“I have previously…

19. YOUR ASSIGNMENT format
Paragraph 4: Why should this business hire you?
“I am the right fit for your business because…

20. YOUR ASSIGNMENT format
Closing:
Thank you for taking the time to read this letter.
Thank you for considering me for this position.
/signature/
You typed name

21. Example: Mrs. Mackey’s Letter

22. Résumés

23. Résumés Heading: First and Last Name Address Phone Number Email
Must be professional

24. Résumés Objective: To obtain a position (describe the job).
One sentence.

25. Résumés Education: Start with most recent and work backwards.
Give address for each school.
Include the years that you attended.

26. Résumés
Experience:
What previous job or working experience do you have?
What have you previously been paid to do?

27. Résumés Accomplishments:
What awards, recognitions, achievements leadership roles have you made?

28. Résumés : Mrs. Mackey’s Example