Lesson Plan

Written By: Natasha Mikula

Grade: 9 Date: Nov. 22- About Time: Each class is 70

Dec. 1 minutes long
Subject: English Topic: Writing a Business Letter

Learner General Outcome 3

Outcomes -select information sources that will provide effective
support, convincing argument or unique perspectives
-expand and use a variety of tools and text features, such
as organizational patterns of texts, page layouts, font styles
and sizes, colour and voiceovers, to access information
- organize ideas and information by developing and
selecting appropriate categories and organizational
structures
- develop coherence by relating all key ideas to the overall
purpose of the oral, print or other media text
-use own words to summarize and record information in a
variety of forms; paraphrase and/or quote relevant facts
and opinions; reference sources
- choose specific vocabulary, and use conventions
accurately and effectively to enhance credibility

General Outcome 4
- revise to ensure effective introductions, consistent points
of view, effective transitions between ideas and appropriate
conclusions
- revise to enhance effective transitions between ideas and
maintain a consistent organizational pattern
-distinguish between the denotative and connotative
meaning of words, and discuss effectiveness for achieving
purpose and affecting audience
-use a variety of strategies to make effective transitions
between sentences and paragraphs in own writing
-know that rules for punctuation can vary, and adjust
punctuation use for
effect in own writing
-choose appropriate types of evidence and strategies to
clarify ideas and information, and to convince various
readers and audiences
Instructional Students will be able to write and type a formal
Objectives business letter, using the standard block-style format
that is accepted by most businesses.
Students will be able to define and label parts of a
formal business letter.
Students will learn the skills needed in a business
letter for their PAT exams
Students will explore the appropriate language
associated with a formal letter.

Key Concepts -heading, inside address, salutation, body, closing,

signature, block style

Pre-Planning -create booklets (blank envelope and letter to fill in the

(What do I need?) blank, example envelope, example letter, info. for what is in
each section, evaluation)
-print off booklets for students
-scan papers onto USB to show on smart board
-book computers
-manipulate power point that I found
-print off power point copy and write what I am going to
say/focus on

Materials -booklets
(For students) -computers (later for typing)
-sentence opener paragraph

Anticipatory Set -give students booklets

(Attention Grabber) -talk about what they have been doing with their
paragraphs and relate it to this project
-they will be typing a good copy later

Procedure Prep: Set up power point

(Independent&Guid 1.Talk about how they are doing a formal business letter
ed Practice) -why do we use business letters?
-you will be putting your 3 paragraphs into your letter
-need to know how to do this for your PATs
2.Start power point
-follow power point print out
3.Make sure they feel comfortable with the information
-need to repeat any parts that are confusing?

Closure 4. Bring classes to the computer lab to type out their good
copy
Evaluation Formative: go along with students in the power point
(Formative&Sum -make sure they are understanding each section as we go
mative) along (ask them if it makes sense)
Summative: mark according to Business Letter Format
page and according to PAT Writing Scoring Guide

Lesson Review What Went Well

&Comments -lesson went very well
(What did/did not -emphasizing certain aspects of the letter by making
work, students circle and highlight them
-using fill in the blanks- they got a lot of practice and it
improvements)
broke up the lesson so that it was not just me talking the
entire time
-giving students a lot of time and several revisions to
master and perfect their letters
What Could Be Improved
-teach students how to put in a header and footer so that I
know which paper belongs to who