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Activity Five:
- select three or four job ads related to
your student's job interests
- have him read the ads and identify the
position, the company, the hiring/ contact person, and the skills and
qualifications required
- have him organize the information in
point form in a cover letter format (i.e.: address, salutation, body (first,
second and third paragraph)
- ask what information is missing from the
letter and have him fill it in
- once the rough copy has been completed,
work through and develop the next draft in complete sentences
- identify the steps after the second draft
(i.e.: checking spelling, grammar, word order and then presentation (typing)
- for homework have him complete the other
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Activity Six:
- review the handout: Sample Cover
Letter: General
- have him write a general cover letter
starting with point form, using the cover letter format handout as a template,
then a second draft in full sentences, then the final editing process
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