Lesson Plan for Implementing

NETSS
Template with guiding questions
Teacher(s)
Name
Florence Williams
Position

Teacher

School/District

Greene County Board of Education

E-mail

Fwilliams05@yahoo.com

Phone
Grade Level(s)

7-8

Content Area

Business Education

Time line

250 Minutes (5 days- 50 minute sessions)

Standards

Content Standards

NETS*S Standards:

4.) Utilize advanced features of word processing software,

including outlining, tracking changes, hyperlinking, creating
macros, developing forms, and mail
merging.
5.) Utilize word processing software to demonstrate professional
writing skills by producing and editing business correspondence
documents
various data input techniques.
Communication using
and collaboration
Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively,
including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of
others.
a. Interact, collaborate, and publish with peers,
experts, or others employing a variety of digital
environments and media
b. Communicate information and ideas effectively
to multiple audiences using a variety of media
and formats

Overview

Students practice writing effective personal and business letters for a variety of
real-life situations. Students begin by reviewing the parts and differences between
business and friendly letter formats, using examples and a graphic organizer. Next,
students practice by writing and typing different types of letters for various
audiences and purposes. After completing drafts and revisions, students complete
their final versions and take a unit test to assess learning.
Essential Questions
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What are the parts of a business and personal letter?

How are personal and business letters different?
When should you use the business letter format?
When should you use the business letter format?

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Assessment

Students will produce a personal business letter from different scenarios. The
Project Rubric will be used to asses the project.
A Unit Test will be given at the end of the unit.
Exit slips will be given to assess student understanding.
Resources
Computers
Internet
Edmodo
Keyboarding Textbook
Venn Diagram http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson1083/venndiagram.pdf
Projector
Smartboard
MS Word
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/letter_generator/
Instructional Plan

Students will use proper keyboarding techniques. Students will use basic functions and tools in Microsoft Word to
complete assignments.

Management
Students will work individually in a computer lab.

Instruction and Activities

Bellringer

On a sheet of paper write a letter to you

neighbor, explaining what you think you will learn
during this lesson.

Discussion

Teacher and students will discuss personal and

business letters.
Examples will be placed on the Smartboard.
Students will use a Venn Diagram to write down
the parts of both to compare and contrast the
different types of letters.
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Practice
Using an unformatted personal letters, teacher
and students will look at correct spacing and
make changes to the letter.
Post Lesson
Activity

Students will write down three things they have

learned as an exit slip.

Bellringer
Students will name the parts of a business and
personal letters listed on the board.
Discussion

Practice

Discuss the difference between full block and

modify block styles. Teacher will post an
unformatted business letter to discuss correct
spacing.
Students will key both personal and business
letter using the keyboarding textbook.

Review
Review information for previous lessons.
Project
Teacher will explain the Letter Writing project
including rubric. Students will receive list
situations. The students must first, decide which
situation is appropriate for a business letter or a
personal letter. Once the students distinguish
which types of letter are appropriate for each
situation, students must pick two situations to
write correctly formatted letters (one personal
and one business.)
Students can work with the English department
to proofread their letters.

Test

Students bring in their drafts and use an

Interactive Generator to create their final
versions and turn into Edmodo.
Students will be tested using Edmodo on parts of
personal and business letters, spacing, and
appropriate usages.

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Differentiation
All individual differences assessed in student IEP will be accommodated.

Closure and Reflection

Teacher will explain the Letter Writing project including rubric. Students will
receive list situations. The students must first, decide which situation is
appropriate for a business letter or a personal letter. Once the students distinguish
which types of letter are appropriate for each situation, students must pick two
situations to write correctly formatted letters (one personal and one business.)
Students can work with the English department to proofread their letters.
Students bring in their drafts and use an Interactive Generator to create their final
versions and turn into Edmodo.

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Rubric for Correspondence Project

CATEGORY

Ideas

Ideas were
expressed in a
clear and
organized
fashion. It was
easy to figure
out what the
letters were
about.

Ideas were
expressed in a
pretty clear
manner, but the
organization
could have been
better.

Ideas were
somewhat
organized, but
were not very
clear. It took
more than one
reading to
figure out what
the letters were
about.

The letters
seemed to be a
collection of
unrelated
sentences. It
was very difficult
to figure out
what the letters
were about.

Prompts

Letters respond
to given
prompts with
appropriate
tone and detail,
and both
required
prompts have
been addressed.

Letters follow
given prompt
options, and
both required
prompts have
been addressed.

Letters follow
prompt options,
but one or more
of the required
prompts has
been neglected.

Some letters fail

to address any
given prompt
option.

Format

Uses business
and friendly
letter formats
correctly and
complies with all
the
requirements for
each format.

Uses business
and friendly
letter formats
correctly and
complies with
almost all of the
requirements
for each format.

Usually uses
business and
friendly letter
formats
correctly.
Complies with
several of the
requirements
for each format.

Rarely uses
business and/or
friendly letter
format correctly.
Complies with
few of the
requirements for
each format.

Conventions Writer makes no Writer makes 1 Writer makes 3 Writer makes

errors in
2 errors in
grammar,
grammar,
spelling,
spelling,
capitalization, or capitalization,
punctuation.
and/or
punctuation.

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4 errors in
grammar,
spelling,
capitalization,
and/or
punctuation.

more than 4
errors in
grammar,
spelling,
capitalization,
and/or
punctuation.

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