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Unit 7: Organising Your Writing Unit PlanUnit 7: Organising Your Writing Unit Plan
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British Council
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6th - 12th
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Unit 7: Organising Your Writing

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Get energized by being organized! Budding business scholars construct professional letters in the seventh of nine career education and skills lessons. The resource covers proper greetings, writing requests, and explaining reasons for communication.

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Concepts

business letters, business skills, business, communication, written communication, life skills, the internet, letter writing, writing organization, career skills, career readiness

Additional Tags

college and career readiness

Instructional Ideas

  • Before the lesson, place a sample e-mail on the board and diagram it with the class
  • Assess learning by having individuals write an e-mail requesting a job reference from a former teacher or boss

Classroom Considerations

  • Assumes learners are familiar with the more formal side of business letter writing before beginning the lesson

Pros

  • It's easy to print tasks as an alternative to online work
  • The lesson examines each element of common professional letters

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  • None

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