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Teacher Guide for Business Letter Punch
- Choose one of the four types of business letters that your class will work on first: Persuasion, Request, Complaint and Response, or Social Business.
- During one period, model how you write this kind of business letter, using the step-by-step process that is also used in Business Letter Punch, up to the revision portion.
- Direct your students to the Business Letter Punch program and have them complete the step-by-step process of writing this kind of paragraph in 3 periods (40 to 45 minutes).
- Short and brief responses are recommended while students brainstorm their initial thoughts. Explain that as students work through the program, they will have many opportunities to expand their thoughts to complete sentences.
- At the start of each period, review major paragraph concepts including topic and concluding sentences, body, and transitional words.
- Once the students have completed their drafts, conduct a mini-lesson on editing. You could do a different mini-lesson for each of the four types of business letters that you teach. Mini-lessons could be about how to check vocabulary, sentence structure, grammar issues, punctuation, capitalization, or spelling.
- Then have students revise their business letters using the revision and editing portion of the Business Letter Punch program. Students can work in pairs, helping each other as they edit.
- Ask students to share their business letters with the class or with partners. Ask students to tell what they liked about each other's work, make suggestions, and reflect on what they learned about the writing process.
- Students can repeat the program for the three other types of business letters.
- Have students write on topics without using the Business Letter Punch program for support. Encourage students to use the Independent Follow-up Worksheet (located in the program manual) as a guide.
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