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 can include your address and the date.  In casual, friendly letters your address is not necessary.
29 Polar Bear Place
Cheektowaga, NY
January 1, 2008
Heading

4. The Salutation (greeting)
Dear_________.  The blank is for the name of the person you are writing.  After you write the person's name you put a comma ( , ) .
29 Polar Bear Place
Cheektowaga , NY
January 1,2008
Dear Mr. Mochrie,
Greeting

5. The Body
The body of the letter is the information you are writing in your letter.
29 Polar Bear Place
Cheektowaga, NY
January 1, 2008
Dear Mr. Mochrie,
Thank you for reading to my class last week . I really enjoyed it. It was very exciting. I liked the part about the bear running away. I hope you will be able to read to my class again.
Body

6. The Closing
The Closing:  In the closing the first word is capitalized and you put a comma after the last word.  
Some examples of closings are: Sincerely, Your friend, Love, Very truly yours,
29 Polar Bear Place
Cheektowaga, NY
January 1, 2008
Dear Mr. Mochrie,
Thank you for reading to my class last week . I really enjoyed it. It was very exciting. I liked the part about the bear running away. I hope you will be able to read to my class again.
Closing
Your friend,

7. Signature Your Signature This is your name. It goes under the closing.
29 Polar Bear Place
Cheektowaga, NY
January 1, 2008
Dear Mr. Mochrie,
Signature
Thank you for reading to my class last week . I really enjoyed it. It was very exciting. I liked the part about the bear running away. I hope you will be able to read to my class again.
Your friend,
Mary