How to Complete your Assignments
Week 2:
Try to complete all of your assignments by Friday each week. You do not have to
submit all of your assignments at the same time. You can submit your assignments
throughout the week as you finish them.
Textbook assignments
- Type your assignments using Microsoft Word and save the document
- Send your assignment to Wendy attached to an email
Vocabulary Assignments and Quizzes
- Go to the course homepage and click on the Vocabulary Homework and
Quizzes link
- Open the assignment or quiz you want to complete
- Type your answers into the document and save it
- Send the document to Wendy attached to an email
Business Emails and Letters
- Begin a new email to Wendy
- In the Subject box, write the topic of the email
- Type your email and check it for grammar and spelling mistakes, ad any
attachments, then send it
Introduction to Business Writing
Class Calendar
On the class calendar you will find information about the weekly
assignments.
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Week 1:
Introduction to Business Writing
Effective emails
Business Letter Format
- Do the Week 1 Vocabulary Homework assignment
- Write an introduction email to the entire class including the following
information:
Your name
An explanation of your job including your company name, your job title,
and your duties
What you want to learn or accomplish in the business writing class
Requesting a Service
- Do the Week 1 Vocabulary Quiz
- Do the Week 2 Vocabulary Homework assignment
- Textbook Pp. 20-21: Read the sample letter and do Practice 1
- Textbook Pp. 22-23: Do Activities 2-5
- Textbook P. 26: Do Letter Practice 3 and send the letter to the entire class by
email
Week 3:
Confirming a Service
- Do the Week 2 Vocabulary Quiz
- Do the Week 3 Vocabulary Homework
- Textbook Pp. 28-31: Read page 28 and do Practice 1-5 on pages 29-31
- Textbook P. 34: Do letter Practice 3 and send the letters to the entire class by
email
Week 4:
Employee Relations Letters
- Do the Week 3 Vocabulary Quiz
- Do the Week 4 Vocabulary Homework
- Textbook Pp. 100-102: Read page 100 and do Practice 1-3 on page 101-102
- Textbook Pp. 103-104: Read page 103 and do Practice 4-6 on pages 103-104
- Textbook P. 108: Do the Letter Practice and send your letter to the entire class
by email
Week 5:
Customer Relations Letters
- Do the Week 4 Vocabulary Quiz
- Do the Week 5 Vocabulary Homework
- Textbook Pp. 113-114: Read the model email on page 113 and do Practice 4-
6 on pages 113-114
- Textbook Pp. 115-117: Read page 115 and do Practice 7-9 on pages 116-117
- Write a Promotion letter and a recall letter and send them to the entire class by
email
Week 6:
Personal Business Letters
- Do the Week 5 Vocabulary Quiz
- Textbook Pp. 122-123: Read page 122 and do Practice 1-2 on page 123
- Textbook Pp. 124-126: Read page 124 and do Practice 3-5 on pages 125-126
- Write a thank you letter and a congratulations letter and send them to the entire
class by email
October 11, 2008