Letter Writing

Creative Writing Assignment

We write friendly letters to people we know well. We might write a

friendly letter to our parents, grandparents, teachers, or our

friends.

Today, you are going to write one to me Before you begin, let me explain the parts to a letter.

311 East Duke StreetStanley, N.C. 28164August 15, 2004

Dear Phil,

body

Your friend,

Mike

How has your summer been? Not too hot I hope. Did you get to visit your grandparents? Did you go on your trip to Toronto as you had hoped? They say Toronto is a beautiful city.

This is my second season at Camp Bellaire. I just passed my swimming test. Now I can swim out to the raft and also use the boats. It was a lot of work, but it was worth it!

I’m looking forward to seeing you soon. Let me know when you are free to get together! We have a lot to catch up on!

What are the parts of a friendly letter?

heading greeting body closing signature

heading311 East Duke StreetStanley, N.C. 28164August 15, 2004

The first part of a friendly letter is called the heading. The heading includes the writer’s address and the date. The heading is written in the upper right-hand corner of the page.

heading


greetingDear Phil,

The second part of the friendly letter is the greeting. It is written under the heading at the left margin. It begins with a capital letter and ends with a comma.

What do you want to say to the person you are writing to? We put what we want to say in the body of the letter. The body of the letter is in paragraph form. The first line of each paragraph is indented.


heading


greetingDear Phil,




body

The closing and signature are the last parts of the friendly letter. Your closing might be

Your friend,Yours truly,

Sincerely,Your son,

The closing is lined up directly under heading. It begins with a capital letter and ends with a comma.

The signature is your name (in cursive) written directly under the closing.

heading 311 East Duke StreetStanley, N.C. 28164August 15, 2004

greetingDear Phil,




body

Your friend,

Mike

closing

signature

heading

311 East College StreetStanley, N.C. 28164August 15, 2004

greetingDear Phil, body

Your friend,

Mike

closing

signature




dear Phil,

Which one is the correct greeting?

Dear Phil

Dear Phil,

dear phil,

dear Phil,

The greeting uses two capital letters and a comma!

Dear Phil

Dear Phil,

dear phil,

your friend

Which is the correct closing?

Your friend,

Friend,

your friend,

your friend

The closing has one capital letter and a comma!

Your friend,

Friend,

your friend,

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Dear Phil,

body

Your friend,

Mike

Name the highlighted letter part!

How has your summer been? Not too hot I hope. Did you get to visit your grandparents? Did you go on your trip to Toronto as you had hoped? They say Toronto is a beautiful city?




Dear Phil,

body

Your friend,

Mike


Heading





Dear Phil,

body

Your friend,

Mike






Dear Phil,

body

Your friend,

Mike


Greeting





Dear Phil,




Your friend,

Mike



Dear Phil,




Your friend,

Mike


Body


Dear Phil,

body

Your friend,

Mike






Dear Phil,

body

Your friend,

Mike


Closing





Dear Phil,

body

Your friend,

Mike






Dear Phil,

body

Your friend,

Mike


Signature




Letter to my Teacher Assignment

HEADING

Your heading should be the school’s address:

46240 Algonkian ParkwaySterling, Virginia 20165

GREETING

Your greeting should be as follows:

Dear Ms. Bettarelli,

1st Paragraph- Tell me all about your family Examples- Do you have

brothers and sisters? Where do you live? Where are you from? What do you like to do with your family?

BODY

BODY

2nd Paragraph- Tell me all about your favorite

sports or hobbiesExamples- What do you like to do in your free

time? Why do you like to do that activity?

BODY

3rd paragraph- What do you want to learn this year? What

are your goals? Examples- I really want to learn about poetry or I really want to read more short stories (maybe there is a topic you really like). Your goals can be anything you want to improve in English class

over the year.

CLOSING

Your closing can be one of the following:

Sincerely,Best wishes,Your student,

SIGNATURE

Your signature should be YOUR personal signature

Friendly Letter Checklist I used a heading

(address and date in the correct location)

I used a greeting (capitalized, comma, and in the correct location)

Three paragraphs (between 3-5 sentences)

I used a closing (capitalized, comma, and in the correct location)

I signed my letter in cursive

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Letter Writing