informal letter writing: portfolio 1, 2, 3

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1,2

Writing portfolio

LO-8E JAM3

Today's planning

• Recap informal letter
• writing portfolio
• next week 

Lesson goals

• At the end of this lesson, the students can write an informal letter individually by making the given assignments and following the explanation.

How do you greet the person you are writing to in an informal letter?

After your greeting, how do you open your informal letter?

What could be a good reason to end an informal letter?

What are good closing phrases you can use for an informal letter?

The structure of an informal letter

• Salutation or greeting: For example Dear Ben, or Hi Ben,. Don't forget the comma after the name.
• Body Opening: Starts on a new line. Start with a greeting, then acknowledge the letter to which you are replying. For example: How are you, thank you for your last letter or sorry I haven't written back sooner.
• Body: Write down answers to the given question or write down why you are writing this letter. For example: I’m writing to ask for your help or Glad to hear that … 
• Closing: give reason to why you are ending this letter or refer to future contact
• Closing statement: You write them on a new line. For example Love, or Lots of love,.  Don't forget the comma after this sentence. 
• Signing off: Your name on a new line.

Don't forget!

The capital letters at the beginning of the sentence.

To close each sentence with a dot.

Write down in short sentences who you are and why you choose this education.

What are we going to do?

What: You will be making a writing portfolio. Every week we will be making 3 exercises for this portfolio, 2 in class and 1 as homework. We will be doing this for 3 weeks, so in total, you have to do 9 exercises for this portfolio. We do this to prepare you for the writing exam. 

How: You will do this individually.

Help: In teams, you will find a folder with example sentences you can use for the exercises. Be careful with using Google, it doesn't translate everything perfectly.

Time: We start every Monday during the lesson with the 3 exercises and you will have to turn them in by the end of the week, so Sunday, in Teams. Summit your 3 exercises in 1 document.

Result: After 3 weeks you have completed your English writing portfolio.

Done: When you have turned everything in, you will be graded on the work you have summited.

What are we going to do in this class?

What: you are going to make exercises 1 and 2 of the writing portfolio assignment. 

How: You will do this individually.

Help: In teams, you will find a folder with example sentences you can use for the exercises. Be careful with using Google, it doesn't translate everything perfectly.

Time: 30 minutes

Done: Are you done with exercise 1 and 2, and still have time left? Start on your exercise 3 from the portfolio assignments.

What went well and what did you find difficult?

At the end of this lesson, the students can write an informal letter individually by making the given assignments and following the explanation. Did you achieve this goal?

Yes

No

Next week

• Make exercise 3 of the portfolio assignments. 
• Turn in assignments 1, 2, and 3 (in 1 document) at the latest Sunday, February 7th. The deadline is at midnight.
• Next Monday we will start with exercises 4, 5, and 6.