Nevada Standard 5.3.4 Nevada Standard 6.3.7 Pennsylvania Standard 13.2.5C

Objective: To compose a business letter to gain information. 1. Compare friendly letters to business letters and the parts. 2. Then go over differences by pointing out the purposes for business letters. (ie. Gain

information, make a complaint or a compliment.) 3. Guided Practice: On the overhead, compose a letter whole group to President George

W. Bush. 4. Independent Practice: Write a business letter that has all the correct parts and asks at

least two questions to government officials.▪ (These letters were mailed and these were the responses the students received.)