Teacher: Helen Nicholls
| Curriculum area: English Year: 10-13 |
Duration: 1-2 weeks |
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Learning outcomes
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What sort of information do you need to put in this sort of letter and what sort of layout and language should you use?
Students can jot down two or three things they know already about this. Next they can write one question they need to know the answer to, in order to write a letter of request appropriately.
A model2 (Word 46KB) of a LetterRequestingInformation (Word 26KB)
Deconstruct this with the students, looking at structure and language. The purpose of this type of letter is to get information or forms from an organisation, for example a business or a government department. This sort of letter needs to:
Teacher and students write a letter together
You are doing research on a topic such as recycling and want information on the local council's policy. Write a letter together on the whiteboard or blackboard.
Do it yourself!
Write a similar letter to a company for information on a research issue, or to a local or national body on a local, current issue.
Check that you have:
Published on: 09 Jan 2018
