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WRITING BUSINESS & PERSONAL LETTERS

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Students write both a business letter and a personal letter to Jamie Bastedo at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Center to request his presence at a drama presentation for a unit on Northern Studies: Europeans and Fur Traders, which they have studied

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business letters, letter writing, proofreading

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Higher Ed
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English Language Arts
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