Before writing your application letter, you should read an effective sample. In this lesson, you'll first read a sample announcement. Then you'll read one applicant's response. As you read the sample application letter, consider how the writer put ideas together and how you might use some of the strategies in your own writing.
Read the following announcement about a summer camp. The writer of the sample letter that follows it responds to the opportunity presented in the announcement.
An application letter follows the structure of a traditional business letter. It includes six main parts:
In the sample letter that follows, the writer expresses his interest in a summer camp that is described in the announcement. Note the six parts.
23100 Altoona Street
Apartment #415
Houston, TX 77001
March 14, 2017
Ms. Benita Mendez-Curry
New Adventures Wilderness Camp
1500 Highway 2900, Suite B
Austin, TX 78745
Dear Ms. Mendez-Curry:
I would like to apply for a place at the New Adventures Wilderness Camp this summer. I read in your brochure that your camp is for city kids from Texas who would like to learn about nature.
I meet the requirements for your camp. I am in the eighth grade at Memorial Middle School. I have lived in Houston all my life with my mother and three sisters. I love the city, but I have never spent time in the country. I also am doing well in school. My favorite subject is science. I won third place in the science fair at our school this winter.
I think that summer camp would really be a great experience for me. I think my interest in science would help me. I know that I would learn a lot and make new friends.
Please consider me for your camp. Thank you for reading this letter. I hope to hear from you soon.
Answer these questions about the letter. Make a copy of this Google doc or download a Word template.
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