BUSINESS LETTER PROMPT:
BUSINESS LETTER
*Be sure to use all requirements for a business letter (REFER TO BUSINESS LETTER NOTES)
** Be sure to use the helpful hints on how to set up the address and change voice from 3rd person to 1st person (SEE BELOW)
***This letter must be TYPED (single space; size 12 font; one inch margins) and error free (use spell check and grammar check!)
****Since a Business Letter is NOT a formal MLA Essay, write your MLA heading ON THE BACK OF YOUR TYPED ESSAY
**** Refer to p. 128-133 in the literature textbook, as well as your DQ assignment related to this story in order to refresh your memory
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PROMPT: Pretend you are Little Juan Labra. Write a letter to Mr. Davies asking to keep Black, the dog.
Salutation Paragraph
• Introduce yourself as Little Juan Labra and explain your purpose for writing (Use courtesy; be polite!)
1st Body Paragraph: Describe how the relationship between Little Juan and Black develops
• Include THREE examples and quotes from the story (properly cited in MLA format)
2nd Body Paragraph
• Tell what Little Juan’s external conflict is as it relates to keeping Black (Be sure to use the phrase “external conflict” in your response.)
o Include an example and quote from the story (properly cited in MLA format)
• Tell what Little Juan’s internal conflict is as it relates to keeping Black (Be sure to use the phrase “internal conflict” in your response.)
o Include an example and quote from the story (properly cited in MLA format)
3rd Body Paragraph
• Describe how Little Juan and Black react to being separated after Mr. Davies returns
• Describe what true friendship is AND tell how Little Juan and Black have that true friendship
Concluding Paragraph
• Re-state your purpose for writing/your request
• Include contact information (as it applies to Little Juan, NOT yourself – you will have to make up fictional contact information)
• Thank the reader for taking the time to read the letter
“Sincerely”
• Sign and print Little Juan Labra, Jr.’s name (remember, you are Little Juan Labra, Jr., so DO NOT sign your own name) – SIGN IN BLUE OR BLACK INK
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HELPFUL HINTS
SETTING UP AN ADDRESS:
Little Juan Labra, Jr.
123 Binkeroft Street
Chuquicamata, Calama, 92567
January 16, 2013
Mr. Davies
456 Chuquicamata Mine Road
Chuquicamata, Calama, 92567
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THE SALUTATION PARAGRAPH:
Dear Mr. Davies,
Hello, my name is Little Juan Labra and I have been spending a lot of time with your dog, Black. I wonder if you would kindly consider giving me the privilege of owning Black. –OR – Hello, my name is Little Juan Labra and I have been spending a lot of quality time with your dog, Black. Is it possible for me to have your dog?
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External conflict (example) ( Black has to go back to Mr. Davies and he is too expensive to buy from Mr. Davies
Internal conflict (example) ( Little Juan is sad and lonely without his best friend, Black
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CHANGING FROM 3RD PERSON TO 1ST PERSON (LITTLE JUAN)
Original In-text MLA Citation by Author: Little Juan and Black’s relationship quickly developed when “The boy began talking to the dog as if it were a younger brother” (Rendic 131).
*When inserting your own words into the author’s original work, you MUST indicate it by using brackets [ ]. The rest of the MLA citation will remain the same.
Citation within Business Letter: Our relationship quickly developed when “[I] began talking to [Black] as if [he] were a younger brother” (Rendic 131).
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