Developing writing strategies

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Dear pen-friendDear pen-friend

Reflect and answer Reflect and answer

1. How does the letter start?1. How does the letter start?

2. How does the letter finish?2. How does the letter finish?

3. What information do you 3. What information do you have in paragraphs 1, 2, 3?have in paragraphs 1, 2, 3?

4211, 43rd Avenue4211, 43rd Avenue Cienfuegos, CubaCienfuegos, Cuba 26th September, 200526th September, 2005Dear Brian,Dear Brian,

Hello! My name is Sarah García Hello! My name is Sarah García and I am your new pen-friend. I am and I am your new pen-friend. I am 19 years old. I am Cuban. I am 19 years old. I am Cuban. I am from Cienfuegos but I am now in from Cienfuegos but I am now in Havana studying Informatics. Havana studying Informatics.

These are photographs of the people These are photographs of the people in my family. My parents’ names are in my family. My parents’ names are Eduardo and Cary. My father is a Eduardo and Cary. My father is a doctor and my mother is a dentist. doctor and my mother is a dentist. They are nice people. They are nice people.

My brother’s name is Carlos. He My brother’s name is Carlos. He is strong and intelligent. My is strong and intelligent. My sister’s name is Amelia. She’s sister’s name is Amelia. She’s pretty and smart. I am the girl pretty and smart. I am the girl with long black hair in a red with long black hair in a red blouse.blouse.

What about you? What about you? Where do you Where do you live? What’s your occupation? live? What’s your occupation? Who are your parents?Who are your parents? What do What do you look like? What’s your family you look like? What’s your family like? Please write soon and tell me like? Please write soon and tell me about yourself.about yourself.

Best wishes,Best wishes,

SarahSarah

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Dear… Dear… ( friend’s first name)( friend’s first name)

Par. 1:Greetings- introduce oneselfPar. 1:Greetings- introduce oneself

Par. 2: Family and petsPar. 2: Family and pets

Par. 3 Ending ( Please write soon..Par. 3 Ending ( Please write soon..

Best wishes,Best wishes,NameName

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Dear… Dear… ( friend’s first name)( friend’s first name)

Par. 1:Greetings- introduce oneselfPar. 1:Greetings- introduce oneself

Par. 2: Family and petsPar. 2: Family and pets

Par. 3 Ending ( Please write soon..Par. 3 Ending ( Please write soon..

Best wishes,Best wishes,NameName

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Write a letter to a pen Write a letter to a pen friend. Tell him/her about friend. Tell him/her about yourself.yourself.

What’s your name?What’s your name?

Where are you from?Where are you from?

Where do you live? Where do you live?

What do you look What do you look likelike??

Who are your parents?Who are your parents?

What’s your family like? What’s your family like?