Writing Friendly Letters Friendly letters have five parts

Writing Friendly Letters

Friendly letters have five parts: l The Heading l The Salutation (greeting) l The Body l The Closing l The Signature

The Heading l The heading includes your address and the date. You do not always need your address. The heading goes on the top right corner. Heading 508 Bluebird Street Clarksville, Ohio January 5, 2004

How would we write the address to Demarest Middle School?

How to write a heading: Name Street Town, State, Zip Code Date ____________ Now, you write your address on your paper. Raise your hand when you are done and a teacher will check it.

The Salutation (greeting) l After the heading, skip a line and align to the left. Dear____. The blank is for the name of the person 508 Bluebird Street Clarksville, Ohio January 5, 2004 you are writing. After you write the person's name, put a comma ( , ). Greeting Dear Susan,

The Body l The body of the letter is the information you are writing in 508 Bluebird Street Clarksville, Ohio January 5, 2004 your letter. Don’t forget to indent Dear Susan, each paragraph. Body I hope you will be able to come and visit next month. We are planning a special visit to the museum. My mom will call your mom later this week to make all arrangements. Be sure to bring your swimsuit when you come! We’re planning an afternoon trip to the lake.

The Closing l After your body, skip a line and align to the right. In the closing, the first word is capitalized and you put a comma ( , ) after the last word. Some examples of closings: Dear Susan, I hope you will be able to come and visit next month. We are planning a special visit to the museum. My mom will call your mom later this week to make all arrangements. Be sure to bring your swimsuit when you come! We’re planning an afternoon trip to the lake. Sincerely, Yours Truly, Love, Your friend, Your Friend, From, 508 Bluebird Street Clarksville, Ohio January 5, 2004 Closing

Your Signature l This is your name. It goes under the closing on the right 508 Bluebird Street Clarksville, Ohio January 5, 2004 side of the page. Dear Susan, Signature I hope you will be able to come and visit next month. We are planning a special visit to the museum. My mom will call your mom later this week to make all arrangements. Be sure to bring your swimsuit when you come! We’re planning an afternoon trip to the lake. Your friend, Allison

The Body l opening sentence – introduce the reason for the friendly letter l middle sentences - information supporting the opening stay focused l closing sentence – sum up the letter connecting to the opening sentence

Let’s Practice: 1. Go To: http: //www. abcya. com/friendly_letter_maker. htm 2. Write a one paragraph letter to me, Mrs. Worgul, about the following topic: Write in detail about one thing you are 3. Print out the letter. thankful for.

Let’s Practice: 1. Go To: Thi s a m count ino s r gr as ade !! http: //www. abcya. com/friendly_letter_maker. htm 2. Write a one paragraph friendly ; etter to me, Mrs. Worgul, about the following topic: Write in detail about one thing you would change about this school if you could. *punctuation, capitalization, grammar and count! 3. Print out the letter when you are done. sentences structure

________________________ Now, practice addressing an envelope: • Use your address for the Return Address • Use the School address for ‘Your Friend’s Name’: Demarest Middle School 568 Piermont Road Demarest, NJ 07627

Meet Lincoln Elementary School Demarest Fairview

Time to write a class letter: As a class, we will write a letter to the students in Mrs. Walker’s Language Arts class. Before we begin, what do we need to do?

Prewriting l What do you think is the best form of prewriting for this writing piece? Why? l. Free write l. Web l. Outline l. Box and bullets l. Mapping l. KWL

On your piece of paper, prewrite for 5 minutes on your own. Remember, write whatever comes to your mind. We don’t have to use everything you write.