This activity is important because when you know how to format business letters, you can do so quickly and spend your valuable time on higher level, more important rhetorical tasks. The goal of this activity is to reinforce the formatting conventions that apply to the block business letter.

Instructions: In the list below, select all of the formatting conventions that apply to the block business letter.

Check All That Apply

Left align text

Center the date

Single space paragraphs

Center your signature

Include the company address and contactiformation when writing on paper without letterhead