Curated OER
The Six Traits of Writing
Targeted toward parents, the slides included here could be adapted for classroom use or shown at Back-to-School Night. The focus of the presentation is Six Trait Writing: ideas, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, and...
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Model for an Acceptance Letter
A brief example of an job acceptance letter. Good resource to use as a guide.
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Model for Writing a Rejection of a Job Offer
A brief guide to writing a polite business letter in which one rejects a job offer.
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Model for Writing a Request for Further Negotiations
A brief guide to writing a formal business request for further communication/negotiation with a potential employer.
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Writing Business Letters: Business Letter Sample
A helpful example of what a business letter should look like. Also includes some general guidelines for the letter-writing process.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: The Powers of Writing
[Free Registration/Login Required] This resource outlines and defines the POWERS model for good writing.