BUSINESS LETTER PROMPT:
1. Be sure to use all six requirements for a business letter. This letter must be TYPED and error free (use spell check and grammar check!).
2. Pretend you are Little Juan Labra. Write a letter to Mr. Davies asking to keep Black, the dog.
3. In your letter, be sure to include the following within the body of the letter:
· Refer to p. 129-133 in the literature textbook to refresh your memory
· describe how the relationship between Little Juan and Black develops
· tell what Little Juan’s internal and external conflicts are as they relate to keeping Black
· describe how Little Juan and Black react to being separated after Mr. Davies returns
· describe what true friendship is and tell how Little Juan and Black have that true friendship
Helpful Hints:
· Little Juan lives in the Binkeroft neighborhood of Chile, South America
· Mr. Davies lives in the Chuqicamata Mine Area in Chile, South America
Model Business Letter - In this letter, Yolanda Dodson uses block format to request information.
Students for a Cleaner Planet
333 Veterans’ Drive
Denver, Colorado 80211
January 12, 2012
Steven Wilson, Director
Resource Recovery Really Works
300 Oak Street
Denver, Colorado 80216
Dear Mr. Wilson:
Memorial High School would like to start a branch of your successful recycling program. We share your commitment to reclaiming as much reusable material as we can. Because your program has been so successful in other neighborhoods, we’re sure that it can work in our community. Our school includes grades 9-12 and has about 800 students.
Would you send us some information about your community recycling program? For example, we need to know what materials can be recycled and how we can implement the program.
At least fifty students have already expressed interest in getting involved, so I know we’ll have the people power to make the program work. Please help us get started.
Thank you in advance for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
Yolanda Dodson