functional writing
 : Bookshop Letter
Approach: Station
340k
Resources: Picture of book Fred and the Wasp.

Fred and the WaspQuestions / instructions:
Pretend that you want to find out if the bookshop has Fred and the Wasp,
and how much it costs.

Write a letter to the bookshop to ask them if they have the book, and how much it is.
The address of the bookshop is

Bookshop
123 Main Road
Auckland

Set out your letter in the most suitable way.

  % responses
y4

Date: yes, correct place
yes, elsewhere
Sender's address: yes, correct place
yes, elsewhere
Recipient's address: yes, correct place
yes, elsewhere
Appropriate salutation
Appropriateness of language: always
mostly
sometimes
rarely / never
Requests key information: yes, clearly
vaguely
no
Appropriate closing salutation
Name/signature of sender: full
partial

5
4
7
13
47
21
50
16
36
27
21
56
30
14
22
29
29

Commentary:
Most of the year 4 students were unlikely to include adequate information so that a reply could be sent to them.



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