Writing a Friendly Letter By Heidi Sabio

5 parts to a letter Heading (date) Greeting (salutation) Body Closing Signature

_________ _________________, ______________________________ heading _________________, ______________________________ __________________________________ __________, __________ greeting body closing name

April 5, 2007 heading greeting Dear Grandma, How are you doing? I just had Open House at my school. We got to show our parents around our classroom. I wish you could have been there. You would be very proud of my hero report. I worked hard on it. I miss you and can’t wait to see you next weekend. Love, Isaac body closing signature

Writing Rubric *4- meets and exceeds *3-meets the standard Demonstrates a clear understanding of the audience and purpose of a friendly letter Includes the correct parts of a friendly letter (date, salutation, body, closing, and signature). *3-meets the standard Demonstrates an adequate understanding of the audience and purpose of a friendly letter Includes the body of the friendly letter and most of the other parts (date, salutation, body, closing, and signature). 2- approaching the standard Demonstrates a limited understanding of the audience and purpose of a friendly letter Includes the body of the friendly letter and some of the other parts (date, salutation, body, closing, and signature). 1-below the standard Demonstrates little or no understanding of the audience and purpose of a friendly letter Demonstrates little or no correct usage of the parts of a friendly letter. * passing score

Resources Great sites to practice letter writing http://www.jc-schools.net/write/letter-write.htm http://esd.iu5.org/LessonPlans/LetterWriting/lettermain.htm http://englishplus.com/grammar/00000144.htm http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00000524.shtml