WRITING: A letter of Advice

 ✍️ WRITING PLAN:  A Letter of Advice

1. Read these problems and complete the chart:

 

Example:  

 

Student: “ I eat a lot of junk food and I don’t feel healthy.”

Paragraph	Notes
Paragraph 1	Problem: She doesn’t feel healthy.
Paragraph 2	Cause / Details problem: She eats too much junk food.
Paragraph 3	Solutions: She should eat healthy food such as fruit and vegetables.

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Emma: “I use my phone at night and I always go to bed late, so I’m tired at school.”

Paragraph	Notes
Paragraph 1	Problem:
Paragraph 2	Cause / Details problem:
Paragraph 3	Solutions:

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Peter: “I never study for exams, so my marks are bad.”

Paragraph	Notes
Paragraph 1	Problem:
Paragraph 2	Cause / Details problem:
Paragraph 3	Solutions:

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2. Write your letter of advice choosing one of the students above:

Dear __________________,

I was sorry to hear about your problem related to ______________________
I agree it’s difficult when ______________________________________
______________________________________________________________.

I think the cause of the problem is ______________________________
______________________________________________________________.

You should ________________________________________________.
You shouldn’t _____________________________________________.
You can _________________________________________________ to help.
You could _________________________________________________.
You must _________________________________________________.
You mustn’t _______________________________________________.

There are different things you can do.
For example, ______________________________________________.
Try activities such as _____________________________________.
You can also do things like ________________________________.

I also recommend _____________________________________________.

Hopefully, _________________________________________________.

Yours,

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