PE4- The Letter Generator

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I'm glad you have chosen to join me on my Web 2.0 Letter Generator adventure.

The Letter Generator is a tool designed to help students learn to identify all the essential parts of a business or friendly letter, and then generate letters by typing information into letter templates. Once students have become familiar with letter formats, they are instructed to write their own letter.  As you can see in the screen shot above, the Letter Generator provides a description of each letter type. A friendly letter is one you would write to a friend or relative and a buisness letter you would write to someone you don't know. At this point, students follow the easy steps and fill in specific information in the template provided. 

Here are the easy steps to follow after entering your name and letter type:

Step 1: Heading

The Letter Generator informs the students of the location of the heading and what the heading contains.

The heading appears in the upper right-hand corner. It contains the sender's address and the date the letter is written. This Web 2.0 template contains specific areas with step by step instructions. After typing in the required information, simply click next to continue on to the next step.

Step 2: Salutation

The salutation is the greeting. Here is where you type in the name of the person to whom you are writing. The instructions also remind the writer to include a comma after the name. Simply click next to continue.

Step 3: Body

The body is the main part of the letter that tells what you have to say. Also reminding the writer to indent each paragraph and include a line space between paragraphs. 

Step 4: Closing

The closing is used to end your letter. As you can see in the screen shot below, this great tool gives examples of closings and also reminds the writer to include a comma after the closing.

Once the closing and comma are typed in, simply click next to continue.

Step 5: Signature

This is where you include your name. Also reminds the writer to sign their name under the closing after printing.

Step 6: Postscript

Postscripts are used to add more to your letter after you have signed your name. Here the writer is also reminded to start by typing P.S. and then add your final message. Simply click next to continue.

Optional Step: Border

Although a border isn't an essential part of a letter, using a border can make your letter more friendly and personalized.

The Final Step: Review your letter and make changes if needed by clicking the back button. 

When the letter is final, you have several options. you can print your letter, save final or share final by emailing your letter. During this step you can also view instructions on addressing an envelope.

Be sure to check out my next blog to learn more about this awesome Web 2.0 Tool and how easily you can access it! It's easy to use, right?