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Lifeskills Challenge

Writing personal letters, postcards, emails & messages

Challenge reference: 4890

Notional learning hours  20
Level Entry 2
Subject area
Skill
Learning aim

The learner will identify some of the key features of personal letters, postcards, emails and messages and apply these in their own writing.
Learning context

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Learning outcomes

What the learner needs to know, understand or be able to do

The learner will:

  1. Listen and respond to texts in this genre.

  2. Write a personal letters, postcard, email and message.

Assessment criteria

What the learner need to demonstrate in order to meet the learning outcome

The learner can:

    • Explain why people write letters, postcards, emails and messages
    • Identify and speak about significant events or situations
    • Include information that is interesting to the listener
    • Express personal feelings and preferences
    • Speak in 1st person, past tense
    • Explain the difference between a personal and a formal letter
    • Identify and write about significant events or situations choosing a format from letter; postcard; email; message
    • Include information that is interesting to the reader
    • Express personal feelings and preferences
    • Use 1st person, past tense
    • Position the address, date and signature correctly
    • Write in a friendly, conversational tone
    • Write paragraphs on different topics