1. Business Letters Fifth Grade
Stephanie Dyson Kasi Hayes Hannah White
ECED B
Dr. Tonja Root
Spring 2011

2. Hannah White Prewriting GPS: PLO:
ELA5W1 The student produces writing that establishes an appropriate organizational structure, sets a context and engages the reader, maintains a coherent focus throughout, and signals a satisfying closure. The student
a. Selects a focus, an organizational structure, and a
point of view based on purpose, genre expectations,
audience, length, and format requirements.
PLO:
The students will plan for a business letter by completing a graphic organizer.

3. Form of Writing: Business Letter
formal letter
communication between a person and a business (client)
request
response
letter of intent
3 types :
block
modified
semi-block

4. Parts of a Business Letter
Heading
return address, date, & recipient’s address
Salutation
Body of letter
3 body paragraphs
Closing
Signature

5. Stage of Writing: Prewriting
plan for writing
graphic organizer
topic
genre
audience
words or short phrases

6. Business Letter Graphic Organizer
White, H. (2011). Business letter graphic organizer. Unpublished graphic
organizer, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA.

7. Business letter. (2009, September)
Business letter. (2009, September). Retrieved April 4, 2011 from letter.org/2009/09/06/business -letter-format-example/

9. Practice Activity
Complete the graphic organizer for the business letter together as a class.
Call on students to help fill in each section.
This activity is for fifth grade.

10. Assessment Activity
Each student will complete an individual graphic organizer to plan for writing the business letter.
Please remember to use only words or short phrases!
This activity is for fifth grade.

11. Topic
Your class is planning a field trip to Wild Adventures. Write a business letter to Wild Adventures requesting information on this theme park.

12. Kasi Hayes Drafting & Revision GPS:
ELA5W4 The student consistently uses a writing process to develop, revise, and evaluate writing. The student
a. Plans and drafts independently and resourcefully.
b. Revises manuscripts to improve the meaning and focus of writing by adding, deleting, consolidating, clarifying, and rearranging words and sentences.
PLO: Students will draft and revise a business letter.

13. Stages of Writing: Drafting & Revision
Use information from graphic organizer
Use complete sentences
Put information in the business letter format
Add details and content for clarity
Rearrange words and sentences if needed

14. Hayes, K. (2011). Format for a business letter
Hayes, K. (2011). Format for a business letter. Unpublished graphic organizer, Valdosta State
University, Valdosta, GA.

15. Full block business letter. (2006-2010). Retrieved April 4, 2011 from
Full block business letter. ( ). Retrieved April 4, 2011 from correspondence.com/BlockBizLett er.html

17. Practice Activity
The students and I will draft a business letter as a class using the business letter graphic organizer.
The students and I will revise our draft of the business letter.
This activity is for fifth grade.

18. Assessment Activity
Each student will complete an individual draft of the business letter using the graphic organizer.
Students will use information from the prewriting graphic organizer to help.
Each student will revise his/her draft of the business letter.
This activity is for fifth grade.

19. Stephanie Dyson Editing GPS:
ELA5W4 The student consistently uses a writing process to develop, revise, and evaluate writing. The student c. Edits to correct errors in spelling, punctuation, etc.
PLO: Students will edit a business letter.

20. Stage of Writing: Editing
Do not look at the writing for 1 or 2 days.
Carefully proofread work for
Spelling errors
Capitalization errors
Punctuation errors

21. Editing marks. Retrieved April 5, 2011 from http://www. msdanielsden

22. Editing Marks

23. Full block style. Retrieved April 5, 2011 from http://www

25. Practice Activity
The students and I will edit a teacher-made business letter as a class.
This activity is for fifth grade.

26. Assessment Activity
Each student will use appropriate editing marks to edit his/her revised draft of the business letter.
This activity is for fifth grade.