1. What are we Studying Now? Think about this… when most adults sit down with pen and paper or behind a computer they churn out thank you notes, invitations, complaints to companies, notes to friends – all forms of …

2. Letter Writing Learner Outcomes: Grade 7 Identify the characteristics of different types of text Revise and Edit Grade 8 Identify and use structural features of texts encountered in everyday life Revise and edit using electronic editing functions Grade 9 P.A.T.

3. Part 1: The Friendly Letter Audience: close friends or acquaintance who shares common experiences Purpose: communicate ideas and entertain Key elements: casual language and few specific details Format: specific format despite being casual

4. Friendly Letter Planner Who will receive your letter ________________ Why are you writing this letter _____________ What details will you include (at least 3 with specific details to support)

5. Friendly Letter: The Format Heading Right justified The address of the sender and the date After heading skip 2 lines 50 Hogan Road St. Albert AB T8N 1M8 November 30, 2009

6. Friendly Letter: The Format Salutation Left justified followed by a COMMA After salutation skip 1 line Dear Joe,

7. Friendly Letter: The Format Body Paragraphs 2 – 3 separate paragraphs First paragraph Second and third paragraph includes both general ideas and supporting details Indent when written, skip a line when typed Be polite and ask the reader questions as well After body paragraphs, skip 2 lines

8. Friendly Letter: The Format Closing Casual Followed by a comma Right justified Examples: Sincerely, Your truly, Your friend,

9. Friendly Letter: The Format Signature Right justified Make sure it’s legible Sandra

10. Friendly Letter: Practice Task One As a class we will be writing a letter following the format provided This letter will describe the key things you would like someone to know about our school and the people who go here (generally speaking – no names) This letter will be similar to a “Message in a Bottle” where we do not know the specific person who will receive it.

11. Friendly Letter: Practice Task Two Write a letter to someone in this class. You must first plan out your letter using the worksheet provided and then write a good copy The student who receives your letter must then edit it for: Spelling, punctuation, grammar, letter format and entertainment value. They will write you a letter back explaining their editing, things you did well and things you need to work on

12. Friendly Letter: Practice Task Three Write a letter to Santa I will mail them and hopefully we will get a response before Christmas break

13. Friendly Letters: Assessment Fan Mail Plan and write a fan letter to your favorite author 3 body paragraphs Follow the rubric given in class

14. Friendly Letter: Final Assessment Final Task Choose one of the following to write: Fairy Godmother explaining why Cinderella shouldn’t have to go to the ball and should be able to pursue her own dreams Prince should consider dating one of the step-sisters instead