letter+writing

= learning about writing letters =

> & what do they look like? // and how to write them, follow the learning guide below.** // || ||  learning about formal letters: we'll look at -
 * Formal letters
 * Why do people write letters?
 * Are letters old-fashioned today?
 * What is a formal letter?
 * To investigate some ideas about formal letters
 * letters then & now
 * letter styles & formats
 * models of formal letters
 * the features of a formal letter
 * guide to writing a formal letter

To study these aspects, go to the learning guide below. || //pick the learning step you need to do next://
 * Learning guide to formal letters** -


 * 1. ** first things about letters - download [|this file], do what it asks you to do, then give it to your teacher.

 where could you find letters? [junk mail in the letterbox; ask someone at home; on the web] ** 3. **  features - what makes a hamburger a hamburger and not a sandwich? what makes a letter a letter? //Work out a way that you can explain and show the features of a hamburger and a letter.// [Need help with this? Send a 21st century message to your teacher or a friend asking them to help you.] [Or, you could see what the [|OWL at Purdue] has to say.]
 * 2. ** examples of letters : collect a small collection of different kinds of letters - discuss what you've collected with your teacher.
 * 4.** a formal letter looks like ... [|here are some examples]