Hard as Nails

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Hard as Nails

Developed by Sarah Dixon for East Antrim
Institute of Further and Higher Education
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www.calgel.co.uk

• Your first task
• Go to the Calgel website. Have a look at the
  different articles on the products that the
  company sell.

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www.calgel.co.uk

• Testimonials
• Product information
• Treatment information
• Press coverage
• You can print out any pages you think are
  interesting

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Next task..
Discuss your findings with your group
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Last task

• You are going to write a letter to Calgel
  requesting further information.
• You will really send this letter, so you must
  make sure that you construct it properly and use
  the correct format.
• You will be using the information that Calgel
  send you in future literacy lessons.

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Writing your letter

• What other letters have you had to write?
• What different types of letter do you know about?
• What are the main differences between these types
  of letters?
• Discuss these points
• with your group.

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Writing your letter..

• Before you even start to writethink about

What are my main points? What type of language
should I use?
What is the letter for?
What will it look like? How will I lay it out?
Who is the letter aimed at? What do they need to
know?
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Writing your letter

• You will need to plan carefully

Letter to Calgel
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Writing your letter
1.Plan

• 2.Draft

3.Proofread or check
4.Final draft