Thursday, September 10, 2009

Business Letters

Business Letters

This is a two-part assignment.

Follow the directions below.

Part #1Go to the website listed at the URL below.

Thoughtfully answer the following three questions using the information at this website.
1. Business letters. What are they?
2. How are they formatted? Be detailed and specific.
3. Why do they have this format?

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/653/01/

Hand in your answers with your name, the date, and the title “business letters” on your sheet. /15

Part #2

Hand in each of the following.

Letter of Complaint
: write a letter of complaint to a real or pretend business. Use correct block format. Ensure that everything is formatted and spelled correctly. /5

Letter of Request: write a letter of request to a real or pretend business. Use correct block format. Ensure that everything is formatted and spelled correctly. /5

Response: respond to a letter of complaint. Use correct block format. Ensure that everything is formatted and spelled correctly. /5