FUNCTIONAL WRITING
Name of the institution (2mks) in capital letters and underlined
INTERNAL MEMO (below the name of the institution) (1mk)
Below the words internal memo; the following should appear
To: All students ½ mk
From: school captain ½ mk
Date: ½ mk
Ref no: ½ mk
SUBJECT: e.g Discipline in the school: in capital letters and underlined (1/2mk)
Body: NB: should touch on students general behavior
i.e
late coming therefore morning duties are not performed well
school language policy
civilian clothes
warning/consequences for those who failed to change
NB/Each point 2mks 4
signing off: yours sincerely ½ mk
signature ½ mk
name/designation ½ mk
NB:
FORMAT 7MKS
BODY 8MKS
TONE 1 MK-Should be formal tone
LANGUAGE 4mks
marto answered the question on August 8, 2019 at 08:00
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