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 Subject: Dear Sir ………………………………………………… 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  (Sign) Ashima

Questions for practice:

1.       Write a letter to the Editor of a newspaper expressing your views on the deteriorating law and order situation in your city.

2.       Write a letter to the Editor of a magazine on your experience of watching a dance performance you have seen or an art gallery you have visited, highlighting the importance of such experiences in the lives of youth.

3.       You are Suguna. Write a letter to the Editor of a National Daily expressing your grave concern over the media manipulation for the sake of publicity and sales promotion. (Word limit 150).

4.       Write a letter to the Editor of a national daily highlighting the increasing stress in the lives of students in the present competitive world. Give a few suggestions on combating this evil.

You’re conscious about the mushrooming of coaching centers become a common feature in children’s life. As a result they’re over loaded. They find it hard to balance time among school, coaching and leisure. In many cases they end up failing. Write a letter to the editor of the ‘The Times of India’ expressing your views