Cola

Cola

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This task is about writing a letter to get information.

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Imagine that you want information for a school project about how Cola is made.

Write a letter to the Cola Company, whose address is P.O. Box 64117, Newmarket, Auckland.

Set out your letter in the most suitable way.

illustration: bottle of cola
Level:
4
Curriculum info: 
Description of task: 
For this NEMP task students write a letter to a company requesting some information.
Curriculum Links: 
 
Links to the Literacy Learning Progressions for Writing:
This resource helps to identify students’ ability to:
  • generate content that is relevant to the task
as described in the Literacy Learning Progressions for Writing at: http://www.literacyprogressions.tki.org.nz/The-Structure-of-the-Progressions.
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This resource can provide evidence of learning associated with within the Writing Learning Progressions Frameworks.
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Answers/responses: 
  Y8 (09/1998)
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
 
Appropriateness closing salutation
 
Name/signature of sender:
full
partial
 
28%
16%
 
 
33%
25%
 
 
47%
12%
 
72%
 
 
29%
42%
23%
6%
 
 
70%
24%
6%
 
74%
 
 
70%
18%
Diagnostic and formative information: 

Commentary:

Like their year 4 counterparts, year 8 students often omitted return address information. A much higher proportion, however, included appropriate salutations and indicated who was sending the letter.

Examples

High Range

street address

suburb

city

Sender Address

Coca Cola Company                    

P.O. Box 641,

Newmarket, Auckland

7th September, 2017

Dear Sir/Madam,

My name is ____ and I am in need of some information on how Coca Cola is made for a ____ Intermediate, school project based on soft drinks.

I would be very appreciative if you could send me some information.

 

Thank,you,

Yours sincerely,
Name
street address
suburb
city

Coca Cola Company

P.O. Box 641

Newmarket

Auckland

1.9.17

Dear Sir/Madame

I am doing a class project on Coke.I was wondering, if there would be any possibility if you would be able to send me some information on how coke is made.

My address is above.

Kind regards
Name
name
Intermediate School
street address
suburb
city

Coca cola company

P.O. Box 641

New Market

Auckland

4 September 2017

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am writing to find out how coke is made for a school project.I would be much obliged if you would send me some information.

Your sincerely,
Name
 
Mid Range
24.8.17
Coca Cola Company
P.O BOX 641
New Market, Auckland

Dear Coke

I am doing a project on Coca Cola and I would most appeciate if you sent me out information on where they make Coke and how long it take's and any other information that you think is neccacery for a project.

ThanksName

Coca Cola Company
P.O.Box 641
Newmarket, Auckland
 
Dear Manager,
Our school is doing a project on how coke is made we were thinging you could help us if you can send our information to:
school
street address
city
 
Thanks.
Po box 641
New market
Auckland
31/8/17

To the manager of Coca Cola in Auckland,

I am doing a school project on your product and would like to know if you could send me some information that might be help full please send this information to

street address

suburb.     

Yours senserly    

name

name
street address
suburb, city, postcode
New Zealand

24th August, 2017

To the Manager,My name is ____ and I am 13years old. I am at name School, Year 8. I am doing a project for General Studies on Coke: the ingredients; how it is made & what equipment is necessary.
Please could you send me some imformation.

Your devoted drinker,

Name