2. Writing a Letter

3. Letter Writing Parts of A Friendly Letter

4. , Heading Greeting Closing Signature,

5. What are the parts of a letter? What is the very first thing you put on a letter? Clue : It goes in the upper right corner. Date What do you call the line that starts “Dear ____,”? Greeting Map Tap 02-03Writing a Letter4

6. What are the parts of a letter? What do you call the main part of your letter? Body What do you call the line that starts “Sincerely”? Closing What do you call the line that contains your name? Signature Map Tap 02-03Writing a Letter5

7. Where does the date go? Map Tap 02-03Writing a Letter6 1 2 3 3 1 2 4 July 4, 2002 5

8. Where does the greeting go? Map Tap 02-03Writing a Letter7 1 2 3 3 July 4, 2002 2 4 Dear Mom, 5

9. Where does the body go? Map Tap 02-03Writing a Letter8 1 2 3 3 July 4, 2002 Dear Mom, 4 Thank you for taking me shopping yesterday. I had a great time finding new school clothes. I can’t wait for school to start so everyone can see my new clothes. 5

10. Where does the closing go? Map Tap 02-03Writing a Letter9 1 2 3 July 4, 2002 Dear Mom, 4 Love, Thank you for taking me shopping yesterday. I had a great time finding new school clothes. I can’t wait for school to start so everyone can see my new clothes. 5

11. Where does the signature go? Map Tap 02-03Writing a Letter10 1 2 July 4, 2002 Dear Mom, Love, Thank you for taking me shopping yesterday. I had a great time finding new school clothes. I can’t wait for school to start so everyone can see my new clothes. 5 Fred Love,

12. This is what your letter will look like. Map Tap 02-03Writing a Letter11 1 2 3 July 4, 2002 Dear Mom, Love, Fred Thank you for taking me shopping yesterday. I had a great time finding new school clothes. I can’t wait for school to start so everyone can see my new clothes.

14. We write friendly letters to people we know well. We might write a friendly letter to our parents, grandparents, or our friends.

15. 311 East Duke Street Stanley, N.C. 28164 August 15, 2004 Dear Phil, 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. To pass I had to jump into the water with my clothes on (as if I had just fallen out of a boat). Then I had to take them off down to my trunks, even my shoes and socks, and finally swim back to shore. It was tough, but I did it! I’m looking forward to seeing you soon. There is lots of news to catch up on! body Your friend, Mike

17. heading 311 East Duke Street Stanley, N.C. 28164 August 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.

18. heading 311 East Duke Street Stanley, N.C. 28164 August 15, 2004 greeting Dear 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.

19. 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. 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.

20. heading 311 East Duke Street Stanley, N.C. 28164 August 15, 2004 greeting Dear Phil, 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. To pass I had to jump into the water with my clothes on (as if I had just fallen out of a boat). Then I had to take them off down to my trunks, even my shoes and socks, and finally swim back to shore. It was tough, but I did it! I’m looking forward to seeing you soon. There is lots of news to catch up on! body

21. The closing and signature are the last parts on 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 written directly under the closing.

22. heading 311 East Duke Street Stanley, N.C. 28164 August 15, 2004 greeting Dear Phil, 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. To pass I had to jump into the water with my clothes on (as if I had just fallen out of a boat). Then I had to take them off down to my trunks, even my shoes and socks, and finally swim back to shore. It was tough, but I did it! I’m looking forward to seeing you soon. There is lots of news to catch up on! body Your friend, Mike closing signature

23. heading 311 East College Street Stanley, N.C. 28164 August 15, 2004 greeting Dear Phil, 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. To pass I had to jump into the water with my clothes on (as if I had just fallen out of a boat). Then I had to take them off down to my trunks, even my shoes and socks, and finally swim back to shore. It was tough, but I did it! I’m looking forward to seeing you soon. There is lots of news to catch up on! body Your friend, Mike closing signature

24. dear Phil, Click on the correct greeting! Dear Phil Dear Phil, dear phil,

25. Click Slide 12 here to go back!Slide 12 Sorry! Try again!

26. dear Phil, The greeting uses two capital letters and a comma! Dear Phil Dear Phil, dear phil, Click for NEXT question!

27. your friend Click on the correct closing! Your friend, Friend, your friend,

28. Click Slide 15 here to go back! Sorry! Try again!

29. your friend The closing has one capital letter and a comma! Your friend, Friend, your friend, Click for NEXT question!

30. Between each letter part and paragraphs Where are lines skipped? Only after the heading Between each line Only between the body and closing

31. Between each letter part and paragraphs Where are lines skipped? Click for NEXT question!

32. 311 East Duke Street Stanley, N.C. 28164 August 15, 2004 Dear Phil, 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. To pass I had to jump into the water with my clothes on (as if I had just fallen out of a boat). Then I had to take them off down to my trunks, even my shoes and socks, and finally swim back to shore. It was tough, but I did it! I’m looking forward to seeing you soon. There is lots of news to catch up on! body Your friend, Mike Name the highlighted letter part! Heading Click for NEXT question!

33. 311 East Duke Street Stanley, N.C. 28164 August 15, 2004 Dear Phil, 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. To pass I had to jump into the water with my clothes on (as if I had just fallen out of a boat). Then I had to take them off down to my trunks, even my shoes and socks, and finally swim back to shore. It was tough, but I did it! I’m looking forward to seeing you soon. There is lots of news to catch up on! body Your friend, Mike Name the highlighted letter part! Greeting Click for NEXT question!

34. 311 East Duke Street Stanley, N.C. 28164 August 15, 2004 Dear Phil, 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. To pass I had to jump into the water with my clothes on (as if I had just fallen out of a boat). Then I had to take them off down to my trunks, even my shoes and socks, and finally swim back to shore. It was tough, but I did it! I’m looking forward to seeing you soon. There is lots of news to catch up on! body Your friend, Mike Name the highlighted letter part! Body Click for NEXT question!

35. 311 East Duke Street Stanley, N.C. 28164 August 15, 2004 Dear Phil, 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. To pass I had to jump into the water with my clothes on (as if I had just fallen out of a boat). Then I had to take them off down to my trunks, even my shoes and socks, and finally swim back to shore. It was tough, but I did it! I’m looking forward to seeing you soon. There is lots of news to catch up on! body Your friend, Mike Name the highlighted letter part! Closing Click for NEXT question!

36. 311 East Duke Street Stanley, N.C. 28164 August 15, 2004 Dear Phil, 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. To pass I had to jump into the water with my clothes on (as if I had just fallen out of a boat). Then I had to take them off down to my trunks, even my shoes and socks, and finally swim back to shore. It was tough, but I did it! I’m looking forward to seeing you soon. There is lots of news to catch up on! body Your friend, Mike Name the highlighted letter part! Signature Click for NEXT question!