Text Types and Purposes · JHS2 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B8.4.2.2.1 - Compose formal writing (business letters, email) on given topics using the appropriate format

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify the parts of a formal letter (sender’s address, date, recipient’s address, salutation, subject line, body, complimentary close, signature block) in the correct order.
Compose a formal letter of complaint or request of at least three paragraphs on a given topic, using appropriate formal language and tone.
Write a formal email to a business or official, applying the basic email format (clear subject line, appropriate greeting, polite closing) while correcting common errors.
Edit and proofread a sample formal letter written by a peer, correcting at least three errors in format, punctuation, or grammar.
Distinguish between the format of a formal letter and a formal email, and choose the appropriate form for a given purpose and audience.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Writing (Strand 4)
Sub-strand: Text Types and Purposes (4.2)
Content standard: B8.4.2.2 - Apply writing skills to specific life situations
Indicator: B8.4.2.2.1 - Compose formal writing (business letters, email) on given topics using the appropriate format
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 4 (Week 28 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, Common Core Programme (JHS1-JHS3), 2023, p. 62
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Write formal letters (request / complaint / application / thanks / congratulations / sympathy)
- Correct errors of formal letters written by others.
- Write notices to class or club members to provide updates on rules, schedules or programmes.
- Identify and interpret media texts, highlighting overt and implied messages as evidence for their interpretations (e.g., explain why the advertisements used in a particular magazine are appropriate for that magazine, identifying the messages that would appeal to the magazine's audience).
- Create a variety of media texts (e.g. write emails to news editors to make suggestions, compliments or complaints) for different purposes and audiences using appropriate forms, conventions, and techniques.
- Edit/Proofread the writing for sense or meaning, and effect (emotional reaction).
- Publish writing using different media including ICT