LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Grade 10, CBSE

• 100- 150 words
• 5 marks
 LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• To identify the elements of a ‘Letter to the Editor’

• To write a letter in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task,
purpose and audience
• To apply the elements to compose a Letter to the Editor
WHAT IS A LETTER TO THE EDITOR?
 LETTER TO THE EDITOR

• A letter to the editor is a letter sent to a publication about issues of concern from
its readers. In many publications, letters to the editor may be sent either through
conventional mail or electronic mail.
• Letters to the editor are most frequently associated with newspapers and news
magazines.
• They are sometimes published in other periodicals (such as entertainment and
technical magazines and academic journals).
Address of the Sender: This segment includes the address
of the person sending the letter addressed to the Editor.

If you’re responding to a published piece in the newspaper,

make that clear. Your first sentence should directly refer to the
other article.
 Letter to the Editor
Introduction- Gives a brief abstract of the content to follow.

Paragraph 2: Content- Includes the main details and subject matter of the letter.

Paragraph 3: Give suitable suggestions

Paragraph 4: Make an appeal to the authorities/public and

mention your expectations.
 FORMAT
1. Sender’s address: The address and contact details of the sender are written here. Include email and phone number, if required
or if mentioned in the question.
2. Date: The date is written below the sender’s address after Leaving one space or line.
3. Receiving Editor’s address: The address of the recipient of the mail i.e. the editor is written here.
4. Subject of the letter: The main purpose of the letter forms the subject. It must be written in one line. It must convey the matter
for which the letter is written.
5. Salutation (Sir / Ma’am)
6. Body: The matter of the letter is written here. It is divided into 3 paragraphs as follows:
• Paragraph 1: Introduce yourself and the purpose of writing the letter in brief.
• Paragraph 2: Give details about the issue/problem raised.
• Paragraph 3: Give suitable suggestions
• Paragraph 4: Make an appeal to the authorities/public and mention your expectations.
7. Complimentary Close
8. Sender’s name, signature and designation(if any)
Format : 1 mark
Content : 3 marks
Expression : 2 marks
• Grammatical accuracy, vocabulary and spelling: 1 mark
• Coherence and relevance of ideas and style: 1 mark
truly
 PRACTICE TIME

• You happened to come across a group of children in tattered clothes begging on the road side.
Their bones were peeping out of their skin-a pathetic picture of malnutrition. You felt upset and
decided to write a letter to the editor of ‘The Tribune’, Chandigarh regarding how this affects us
as a society/country at large and what needs to be done. Write the letter in about 100-120 words.
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