Writing Better Social Letters (1950)

Writing Better Social Letters (1950) Coronet Instructional Films 17:12:44 CU Teenage girl thinking, frowns. Nora & Rod at home thinking & writing thank-you letters. Walt finished, Nora having trouble “how do you write such good social letters?” Rod agrees to help her. 17:14:40 CU Invitation card from Community Drama Club for Washington Birthday Ball; explains how to write a reply in third person. 17:15:07 CU Informal invitation letter shown: ‘April Fools’ Party’ - w/ Nora telephoning to accept. Brother gives more examples of social letters - inc. Rod smiling as he reads sympathy letters when in bed w/ pneumonia. Rod criticises Nora for using torn notepaper & pencil & for poor spelling in thank-you letter to aunt & uncle, dissolve to them receiving poor letter & worrying if she really did enjoy her visit - “pretty hard to tell from her letter”. 17:19:03 Diagram showing sections of letter layout. 17:20:12 CU Nora imagines what she would say when thanking aunt & uncle in person for inviting her to visit. Rod helps her write improved letter; makes her read finished letter while imagining recipients’ thrilled reaction to it. Rod agrees to let her help him write letter to cousins. 17:22:32 “I think writing letters is going to be a lot of fun!” Social Etiquette; Communication; Family Life; Corny Dialogue; 1950s Americana; Teenagers Dress Fashions;