Cover Letters Workshop Lesson Plan (Online Adaptation)

Learning goals

At the close of the Cover Letters workshop, students will be able to:

• Write a cover letter that demonstrates understanding of the genre and meets audience expectations for content, form, and tone
• Close read a job description and tailor their skills and background accordingly
• Make strategic choices about what to include in a cover letter, demonstrating understanding of the function of each paragraph
• Draw on a variety of sentence structures to describe themselves and their skills
• Understand key differences between cover letters and resumes

Materials

For facilitators

Facilitator slides

For students

Student slides

Handout 1: Front Desk Attendant wanted

Handout 2: Cover letter for Front Desk position

Handout 3: Sentence structures used in cover letters

Handout 4: Cover letter for Audit Intern position

Handout 5: Selected job ads (1-5)