G.D.

GOENKA PUBLIC
SCHOOL,SECTOR 22, ROHINI
CLASS X, ENGLISH
The Layout
➢ Sender's Address (2-3 lines)
➢ Date (in expanded from)
➢ Receiver's Designation and Address(3-4 lines)
➢ Subject: brief and underlined
➢ Salutation
➢ Content
➢ Para I –Introducing the purpose/reason for writing the letter
➢ Para II- Details/ aspects of the purpose
➢ Para III-Suggestions/preventive measures
➢ Subscription
➢ Sender's name (with surname)
➢ Designation (if required)
POINTS TO REMEMBER

➢EXPLAIN WHAT THE LETTER IS ABOUT AT THE

START.
➢EXPLAIN WHY THE ISSUE IS IMPORTANT.
➢GIVE EVIDENCE FOR ANY PRAISE OR
CRITICISM.
➢STATE YOUR OPINION ABOUT WHAT SHOULD
BE DONE.
➢KEEP IT BRIEF
YOU CAN BEGIN YOUR LETTER LIKE:

✓ Through the esteemed columns of your prestigious

newspaper, I would like to draw the attention of the
concerned authorities and the masses towards…

✓ Through the columns of your reputed newspaper, I would like

to share my experience with one and all that I had when…

✓ I am a regular reader of your esteemed daily and wish to use

your columns to express my concern over…

✓ Through this letter of mine, I wish to draw the attention of the

authorities towards the problems of…
• You are Naman?/ Namita Arora of BQ 634, Rajouri Garden. In
the recent past you have seen many parks in your colony
being allotted to build schools or shopping complexes. Write a
letter to the Editor of a national daily expressing your concern
on how children are being weaned from their joy of playing
and how this practice is harmfully effecting the lives of the
residents of your colony . Also talk about its impact in the long
run on the society and the environment.

Write this letter in notebook 2, click pictures of the work done and
mail the images to your respective teachers by 15.04.2020.