Persuasive Business Letter

A persuasive business letter is written to someone in authority. It asks the recipient, the person receiving the letter, to consider an action that the letter writer believes will improve a situation. Business letters have a formal, polite tone. The greeting of a business letter is followed by a colon.

Follow these directions and examples.	Type your own sentences in these white boxes.
Heading: Press "Enter" to start new line. 123 Your Street Name Your town, OH 43935 Month 00, 20--
Inside Address: Mrs. Important Person, Her Title Her Place of Business 000 Street Name Ave. City, ZZ 00000
Greeting: Dear Mrs. Person:
Introduction: Write three sentences. (1) Tell who you are. (2) State what you want to have happen. (3) Say your most important reason why you want this to happen.
Paragraph 2: Write three sentences. Give a fact, example, or a detail to explain why your idea is a good one.
Paragraph 3: Write three sentences. Describe your own experiences to explain why your idea is a good one.
Paragraph 4: Write three sentences. Give a reason why the person receiving this letter might want to do your idea.
Conclusion: Write a sentence thanking the person for reading your letter and for considering your idea.
Closing: Sincerely,
Name & Signature: Type your first and last name. Sign your name in cursive above your typed name after the letter is printed.

Important: Read the directions below before you click "Create."

To save your created letter:

From the browser File menu, click "Save As."
Name your letter and select "My Documents" as the place to save it.
Set "Type" as "Web Page, HTML only." Click "Save."
The letter has been saved as a web page.
Find your letter in the "My Documents" folder.
Right click on the icon and select "Open with" Microsoft Word or another word processing program.
After editing with MS Word, choose "Save As" "Word Document" on the File menu.

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From the browser File menu, click "Print Preview."
Use the "Page Setup" feature to adjust margins.
Set Header and Footer fields to Empty. Click OK.
Print.