Vietnam Letters R.A.F.T. Format Rubric

Letters - Will require an envelope, a unique letter head/stationary border, and a minimum of 250 words to include addresses, greetings and closings. (Letters should be contained on one standard 8x11 sheet of paper.)

Friendly Letter Format and Templates

http://abcteach.com/Writing/FLinfo.htm

http://www.webbschool.com/rhood/drhweb/7&8commonfiles/friendly_letters.htm

Envelope Formats

http://www.abcteach.com/Writing/envelope.htm

http://www.nhcs.net/parsley/Curriculum/Postal/Envelope.html

Persuasive Letters

http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=945

http://oregonstate.edu/dept/eli/buswrite/persuasive_letters.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/J001156/forms%20of%20writing/em_persuade1.htm

http://teams.lacoe.edu/documentation/classrooms/language/shiloh/activities/persuasive/persuasive.html

http://oregonstate.edu/dept/eli/buswrite/persuastive_letter_sample.html

Tips for Writing a Persuasive Letter

http://www.washburn.edu/services/zzcwwctr/persuasive-ltrs.wm.txt

Letters to the Editor

http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=930

Apology Letters

http://www.writing-business-letters.com/apology-letters.html

Condolence

http://www.writing-business-letters.com/Condolences-Letter.html

http://www.writing-business-letters.com/Sample-Condolences-Letter.html

http://dying.about.com/od/lossgrief/ht/howto_note.htm

Tips for a Condolence Letter

http://dying.about.com/od/lossgrief/a/console_letter.htm

http://www.stolaf.edu/people/leming/art_of_condolence.htm