Text Types and Purposes · JHS3 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B9.4.2.2.1 - Compose formal writing (business letters, email, minutes, programme agenda reports) on given topics using appropriate format

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify the standard parts of a formal letter and a formal email, including salutation, body, and sign-off, and arrange them in correct order.
Compose a formal letter of complaint on a given topic using formal language, correct format, and no short forms or abbreviations.
Compose a formal email on a given topic, applying the appropriate subject line, salutation, body, and closing.
Edit and proofread a draft formal letter or email to correct errors in format, grammar, and formality, using a simple checklist.
Publish a final polished version of their formal writing using ICT tools such as a word processor, demonstrating digital literacy.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Writing (Strand 4)
Sub-strand: Text Types and Purposes (4.2)
Content standard: B9.4.2.2 - Apply writing skills to specific life situations
Indicator: B9.4.2.2.1 - Compose formal writing (business letters, email, minutes, programme agenda reports) on given topics using appropriate format
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 5 (Week 29 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. 95
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Formal letters
Use appropriate text features (e.g., section headings in letters/email, main and sub-headings, bullets/numbering) to write various formal letters on a variety of themes.
- Provide information, explain a situation and/or express points of view:
- Describe, elaborate on and/or support/explain key points
- Apply the appropriate format (e.g. salutation in letters/email, signing off for notes/letters).
- Use formal language, avoid using short forms and abbreviations.
- Edit/Proofread the writing for sense or meaning, and effect.
- Publish writing using various media including ICT.