1. Business Letter 3.1.5.

2. How to start your business letter. To start off your letter you want to begin with a salvation. “Dear_____” or “To whom it may concern:” To start off your letter you want to begin with a salvation. “Dear_____” or “To whom it may concern:” Remember that the person who will be reading you letter needs to appreciate and pay attention to what you are saying. Remember that the person who will be reading you letter needs to appreciate and pay attention to what you are saying. Don’t use slang when addressing the Board of Education, for example. On the other hand you might use some slang if you’re requesting a free CD from you favorite musician's record company. Don’t use slang when addressing the Board of Education, for example. On the other hand you might use some slang if you’re requesting a free CD from you favorite musician's record company.

3. Keep the letter short and to the point make you central ideas clear. Keep the letter short and to the point make you central ideas clear. Remember that if you want to make a good impression, you will need to pay attention to format and spacing as well as spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Remember that if you want to make a good impression, you will need to pay attention to format and spacing as well as spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

4. An example of where the head lines should go for a business letter. You return address and date should be on your far right corner. Union Country High School 1234 Country Road Dallas, TX 75000 Your inside address should be right above the letter. Board of Education P.O. Box 1111 Dallas, TX 75000

5. How you should set up your letter. Salutation (your greeting) should be under your inside address. Salutation (your greeting) should be under your inside address. Dear Board of Education, or To whom ever it concern: Your first paragraph should clear the purpose of your letter: to persuade, inform, entertain, or describe. Your first paragraph should clear the purpose of your letter: to persuade, inform, entertain, or describe. “It will be very difficult to learn the latest computer programming languages on these 10-year old computers; therefore, you should update them.” “It will be very difficult to learn the latest computer programming languages on these 10-year old computers; therefore, you should update them.”

6. In your second paragraph you want to support your evidence. In your second paragraph you want to support your evidence. “Computer programming is a great took for high school students.” “Computer programming is a great took for high school students.” Finally at the bottom of the letter you put your closing: Sincerely, (your name) in signature form. Finally at the bottom of the letter you put your closing: Sincerely, (your name) in signature form.

7. Checklist A. Does your letter have a strong introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion? B. Dose your letter follow standard format; a return address, date, an inside address, a salvation, a closing, and a signature. C. Does your letter clearly state its purpose, to pervade, inform, entertain, or describe? D. Did you give specific details and examples to support your ideas?

8. Checklist E. Are your ideas presented in a logical manner? F. Are your sentences varied? G. Are your words appropriate for the audience and purpose. H. Make sure there isn’t any mistakes in your grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, sentence, and formation.

9. Quiz Question 1.How do you write a Business letter is by ? 2. What are business letter used for? 3. How do you start your business letter?

10. Quiz Question Quiz Question 4. How should your first paragraph be ? 4. How should your first paragraph be ? 5. How should your second paragraph be ? 5. How should your second paragraph be ? 6. What should be at the bottom of your business letter ? 6. What should be at the bottom of your business letter ?

11. Quiz Question Quiz Question 7.What format should your business letter be? 7.What format should your business letter be? 8. Where should your business letter address be ? 8. Where should your business letter address be ? 9. What should your business letter provide? 9. What should your business letter provide?

12. Quiz Question 10.An example of a complementary close is ? 10.An example of a complementary close is ?