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Business Letters, Part 2

In an earlier activity, you learned about the parts and correct form of a business letter. In this activity, you will practice writing three business letters using full block style.

First, study the example below.

Full Block Style

980 Bailey Street
Eugene, OR  97890
September 9, 1989

Samual Higgins, Director
Habitat Management Program
Department of Natural Resources
450 Capitol Avenue
Portland, OR  97764

Dear Mr. Higgins:

I am a member of a scout troop and I am working towards a habitat management badge.

I read in the newspaper the DNR is managing some land near Eugene for goose habitat. I would like to know more about your activities including the name of a contact person in this area. Also, my troop would like to help with the management program if we can.

Please send me any information you can about your plans for the habitat.

Thank you for your help.

Sincerely,

Tom Edwards

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Letter 1: Requesting Information

Write a letter to the commissioner of public safety asking for information on bike safety programs in the public schools. Use your imagination to make up a reason for requesting the information. Make up the addresses, names, and dates in the letter, too.

Be clear and precise in your writing. Short paragraphs written to the point are best. Use a formal style and be courteous.


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Letter 2: Expressing an Opinion

Some business letters express compliments, or opinions, or register complaints. Examples include letters to an editor, letters to a mayor or congressperson, letters of complaint about a bad consumer product, letters to change policy in an organization.

Write a letter to the principal of your school to express your opinion about some school issue, such as a current dress code or establishing or revising a dress code; food in the cafeteria; or conditions on the school bus. Write clear and precise short paragraphs. Stick to the point and use a formal style.

Your letter should also be courteous. By choosing words carefully, you can even express displeasure or register a complaint without making an enemy. If you want some positive action to result from any letter, avoid annoying the intended reader.

End the letter by expressing your appreciation to the principal for his/her consideration of your opinion or concern about the issue you chose.


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Letter 3: Application

You may be too young to be hired by most employers. However, you are not too young to practice writing a letter to inquire about a job. The manager of the Quick Stop Supermarket has advertised an opening for a part-time yard and parking lot clean-up job. Be "businesslike" in a letter expressing your interest in the job.

1. In the first paragraph, state the reason for your letter.
2. Tell something about yourself and your work habits.
3. Say why you want the job.
4. Tell about past work, such as baby-sitting or yard work.
5. Give a reference person with a phone number and address.
6. Tell when and how you can be contacted for an interview.

Write clear and precise short paragraphs. Stick to the point and use a formal style.


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