Letter to the editor

·         Marks Distribution:

Format                 -              2 Marks

Expression                          -              4 marks

Content                               -              4 marks

·         A formal letter has the following parts.

·         Sender’s Address

·         Date

·         Addressee’s address

·         Salutation

·         Subject

·         Body of the letter (content) (preferably in three or four paragraphs)

·         Complementary ending

·         Sender’s signature & name

·         Note: Formal letter must be written in fully blocked format as per CBSE curriculum.

                                                               

Format

Sender’s address Date Addressee’s address Dear Sir/Mam Subject: ………………………………………………………………………………………………….                                               Body of the letter Your’s faithfully / sincerely Signature Name

                               

 Letter to the Editor ( a letter to the editor could be written to:)

·         Express an opinion

·         Complaint against a social problem

·         Refer to the situation/viewpoint that you wish to highlight

·         If it is a social problem the three major areas to be included are-

1.       causes of the problem

2.       effects of the problem

3.       solutions to the problem

·         conclude politely

Q. Write letter to the Editor of a newspaper suggesting how the problem of begging can be ended. You are Ashima of Civil Lines, Khanapara, Guwahati-6.

Civil Lines Khanapara, Guwahati-6 August 20, 2014 The Editor The Hindustan Times New Delhi Subject: Regarding the problem of begging & how it can be ended. Sir, I shall feel obliged if you kindly public the following few lines ‘Letters to the Editor’ column of your esteemed paper. Some beggars, no doubt, deserve our sympathy. They are handicapped. They are unable to earn their living. But the pity is that most of the beggars are able-bodied. Begging has become a profession for them. They find it the easiest way to earn their living. Some of them are criminals. They beg only to hide their crimes. This large-scales begging is a slur on the fair name of our country. Begging should be abolished by law. It should be made a punishable offence. The government should open asylums for those beggars who are really helpless. Able-bodied beggars should forced to work. If they go without work, they must also go without food. We should have no sympathy for such impostors. We should not encourage them by giving alms. People can thus play a big role in ending this evil. Yours faithfully   (signature) Ashima