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Top of Letter (Informational Section) Your name Street Address City, State, Zip Code Current Date Name of Person Receiving the Letter

Bottom of Letter (Letter) Dear (person receiving the letter), Your actual letter goes here Sincerely, Your name

Tips for Writing the Formal Letter If typing it out, use the font Times New Roman or similar If handwriting it, use neat handwriting with no cross-outs!!! Don’t use slang or texting lingo when writing a formal letter. (Formal people might not know what it means!) Make sure to check your letter for grammatical, punctuation, capitalization, or spelling mistakes and eliminate them from your formal letter.

Final Step: Addressing your Letter This is probably the most important step to making your letter look formal and professional. (If you can’t even address the envelope right, some people won’t even bother reading what’s inside.) It’s like the preface to your letter. If you do it right, people can assume that your letter will be correct in all aspects. If it is incorrectly done, people might assume that your entire letter is incorrect or not truly formal.

First, you must address the envelope Your Name Your Street Address Your City, State, Zip Code STAMP Recipient’s Name Street Address City, State, Zip Code

Then, you Mail it… Your Name Your Street Address Your City, State, Zip Code Recipient’s Name Street Address City, State, Zip Code

Congratulations! You’ve written and mailed a formal letter!

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