1. Writing Friendly Letters

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

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

4. How would we write the address to Demarest Middle School?

5. 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.

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

7. The Body
The body of the letter is the information you are writing in your letter. Don’t forget to indent each paragraph.
508 Bluebird Street
Clarksville, Ohio
January 5, 2004
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.
Body

8. The Closing
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:
Sincerely,
Yours Truly,
Love,
Your Friend,
From,
508 Bluebird Street
Clarksville, Ohio
January 5, 2004
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.
Your friend,
Closing

9. Your Signature Signature
This is your name. It goes under the closing on the right side of the page.
508 Bluebird Street
Clarksville, Ohio
January 5, 2004
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.
Signature
Your friend,
Allison

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

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

15. Let’s Practice: http://www.abcya.com/friendly_letter_maker.htm
This counts as
a minor grade!!
1. Go To:
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 sentences structure count!
Print out the letter when you are done.
QUIZ on Monday – letter to Greg

16. ________________________________________________
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

17. Meet Lincoln Elementary School
Demarest
Fairview

18. 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?
Prewrite!

19. Prewriting
What do you think is the best form of prewriting for this writing piece? Why?
Free write
Web
Outline
Box and bullets
Mapping
KWL
List of ideas
Then outline or web depending on what we decide to write about
If using web – 2 different webs for each paragraph.

20. On your piece of paper, prewrite for 5 minutes on your own
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.