1. Friendly Letter Writing Guide

2. What is a friendly letter? Less formal than a business letter About personal topics Can be printed or hand-written

3. The purpose is… To get to know someone better To share personal information To communicate about your life to someone else

4. What are the parts of a letter? Here’s an easy way to remember: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UE_nrR7T1nA

5. The Format Heading (Date) Greeting Body (in paragraphs) Closing Signature

7. Body Paragraphs Introduce yourself to me and tell me a bit about yourself. Talk about your goals for the school year, specifically in Language Arts. What are you nervous about? (OR What are you excited about?) Anything else important you want me to know.

8. Organize your thoughts…