Part III………………………………..Letter

Task: Compose a letter to the governor of the state that you are researching.

 

Format your letter as follows:

Heading:

ü  Ramaz Address:

Sixth Grade Student

114 East 85^th Street

 New York, N.Y. 10028

ü  the Date

 

Inside Address:

ü  skip four to seven lines from the heading

ü  name and address of the person you are writing to

 

Salutation:

ü  skip two lines from inside address

ü  a greeting, such as “Dear,” followed by a colon

 

The Body:

ü  skip two lines from salutation

ü  This is the main part of your letter, it should not be indented, but you must skip lines between paragraphs.

 

1^st paragraph:

ü  introduce yourself (name, age, school)

ü  describe the research project

 

2^nd paragraph:

ü  describe something that interests you about the state

ü  ask a question about the state

 

3^rd paragraph:

ü  ask if there is anything that could be sent to you to help enhance your project including: Governor’s autographed picture, brochures, maps, stickers, flag, pencils and pens, key chains

ü  thank the governor for giving your letter time and attention

 

The Closing:

ü  skip two lines from body

ü  use “Yours truly” or “Sincerely” followed by a comma

 

The Signature:

ü  skip four lines and type your name

ü  handwrite your name in script between the closing and your typed name

 

Edit your work:

ü  spell check

ü  read for errors in grammar and content

ü  add a border