[etni] Fw: re: format of formal letter - re: indenting

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From: "Jeanette" <rapmor@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: re: format of formal letter - re: indenting


I agree with everything Patricia has said . I teach it the same way here in
Holon.
Jeanette


Patricia wrote:
> I've never heard of taking marks off for not indenting.    However,
> even though it is not necessary, I still insist my students indent at the
> beginning of a paragraph in any composition for the Bagrut - not just for
> formal letters.     The reason is simply pragmatic!
>
> Many students  have large writing and then it's almost impossible to
> tell where the old paragraph ends and a new paragraph starts, especially
> if
> the last sentence of the previous one finishes at the end of a line.
> Although some students manage to write neatly and whose handwriting is
> small
> enough to leave a desired gap between paragraphs, many essays appear to be
> one long paragraph from beginning to end.


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