Introduction
Good day grade 10's. Today we will be focussing on how to write a formal letter.
Below is a short video of an explanation of what is required of you when writing a formal letter, before moving on with the assignment you have to watch this video as it will give you clear and concise instructions of what you supposed to follow when writing the letter.
Task
You have been experiencing electricity related issues for over a month now in your area whereby the electricity cuts off for more than 8 hours in a day. You tried seeking for assistance with Eskom, by calling them in and checking what the issue was but they fix it for that day only and the electricity goes off again.
Write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper informing them about the problem that you are currently experiencing, noting down every resolution you tried coming up with and didn't help the situation.
Express your views and feelings about it, and how it has disadvantaged you as a community.
- You are to follow the format of writing a formal letter.
Process
HOW TO WRITE A FORMAL LETTER
- Make sure that you include your address in the letter at the top right corner
- Include the date
- Include the recipients name
- Include the recipients address
- Letter must have a greeting (Dear Sir/Madam)
- Subject (a simple sentence informing the reader about what your letter concerns)
- Introduction (state the problem)
- Body (provide details of the issue and how it has disadvantaged you)
- Conclusion (suggest possible solution)
- Must have an ending (Yours faithfully, Yours sincerely, Thank you)
- Your signature
- Your name
- Your contact details (in case the reader wants to reach out)
BELOW IS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW YOUR LETTER SHOULD LOOK
Here is a link of a video that can assist you in writing a formal letter:
Evaluation
Your letter will be marked according to this rubric:
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5 points |
4 points |
3 points |
2 points |
1 point |
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Structure |
There are more than 4 complete sentences |
There are 3 complete sentences |
There are less than 2 sentences |
There are a lot of mistakes and long sentences |
There are numerous mistakes |
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Writing process |
Thorough planning |
Good planning |
Average planning |
Letter presentation requires some improvement |
Planning, editing and drafting is incomplete |
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Grammar |
No grammar errors |
Contains 1/2 errors |
More than 2 errors |
More than 4 errors |
A lot of spelling errors |
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Creativity |
Used imagination |
Made use of imagination |
Tried putting in imagination |
Lacks imagination |
No imagination |
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Organization |
Letter organized |
Mostly organised |
Many organisation errors |
Poorly organised |
No organisation |
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TOTAL MARKS: 30
Conclusion
Now that you have a better understanding of how to write a formal letter, you may begin with your assessment of writing a letter and make sure that you follow the format and look at the rubric as it will guide you in the writing of your assessment.
You have to familiarise yourself with writing formal letters because you will be exposed to formal letters when you have grown up therefore it is very imperative that you keep note of everything as you will need it in future.
Credits
- YouTube video by Zintle Fata
- Example of formal letter: Patterson, A, 2020, The complete grammar book, West Australia, Australia
- YouTube video by Howcast
Teacher Page
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