B6 English Language · Term 3 Week 8: Letter Writing

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B6.4.15.1.1

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify at least five features of an informal letter, including the writer’s address, date, salutation, body, closing, and signature.
Distinguish between formal and informal letters by sorting given examples into the correct category and justifying their choices.
Generate a topic on which they can write to a friend and state the purpose and audience for their letter.
Write an informal letter to a friend expressing their views on a given topic, using the correct letter format with all key parts in their proper positions.
Edit their own and peers’ letters for format, clarity, and completeness using a simple checklist.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Writing (Strand 4)
Sub-strand: Letter Writing (4.15)
Content standard: B6.4.15.1 - Write informal letters on given topics
Indicator: B6.4.15.1.1 - Write to friends to express their views on given topics using appropriate letter formats
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 8 (Week 32 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: English Language Curriculum (Basic 4-6), 2019, p. 209
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Discuss the features of informal letters with learners.
- Give examples of formal letters to them and let them talk about the similarities and differences between formal and informal letters.
- Brainstorm to guide learners generate topics they would want to write on and let each group choose a topic.
- Learners identify purpose and audience and make a mind map to guide the writing.
- Each group writes an informal letter and edits it. The letters are passed round the groups for editing.