2. An invitation is a form of a friendly letter. So We will learn how to write a friendly letter.

3. A friendly letter has five parts.

4. The Heading

5. A friendly letter has five parts. The Heading The Greeting

6. A friendly letter has five parts. The Heading The Greeting The Body

7. A friendly letter has five parts. The Heading The Greeting The Body The Closing

8. A friendly letter has five parts. The Heading The Greeting The Body The Closing The Signature

9. The Heading The heading is also referred to as the inside address. 1.Line one contains the street address 2.Line two contains the city, state, and zip code 3.Line three is the current date

10. 1105 Owens Road Marion, OH 43302 December 2, 2013 This is what the heading looks like in your invitation.

11. The Greeting The greeting is where you address the person as “Dear _________,”

12. 1105 Owens Road Marion, OH 43302 December 2, 2013 This is what the greeting looks like in your invitation.. Dear Grandma,

13. The Body This is the “beef” of your invitation. The body of the letter is the main text or message. Each paragraph must be indented.

14. 1105 Owens Road Marion, OH 43302 December 2, 2013 This is what the body looks like in your invitation.. Dear Grandma, I want to thank you for helping me with my English assignment by giving me information for my interview. I have taken the information and written an essay based on all you told me, and then our class compiled a book based on all the interviews we did. We are having a Christmas Tea at school, and I would like to invite you to come as my guest. We will have cookies and punch, and I will share our book with you that day. I hope you will come. These are the details: Thursday, December 12 Pleasant Middle School Cafeteria 1:30-200

15. The Closing The closing is the “goodbye” of the letter. Use words like Sincerely, Yours truly, Love, The closing must begin with a capital and end with a comma.

16. 1105 Owens Road Marion, OH 43302 December 2, 2013 This is the closing. Dear Grandma, I want to thank you for helping me with my English assignment by giving me information for my interview. I have taken the information and written an essay based on all you told me, and then our class compiled a book based on all the interviews we did. We are having a Christmas Tea at school, and I would like to invite you to come as my guest. We will have cookies and punch, and I will share our book with you that day. I hope you will come. These are the details: Thursday, December 12 Pleasant Middle School Cafeteria 1:30-200 Sincerely,

17. The Signature The signature tells the reader who wrote the letter.

18. 1105 Owens Road Marion, OH 43302 December 2, 2013 This is the signature. Dear Grandma, I want to thank you for helping me with my English assignment by giving me information for my interview. I have taken the information and written an essay based on all you told me, and then our class compiled a book based on all the interviews we did. We are having a Christmas Tea at school, and I would like to invite you to come as my guest. We will have cookies and punch, and I will share our book with you that day. I hope you will come. These are the details: Thursday, December 12 Pleasant Middle School Cafeteria 1:30-200 Fred Sincerely,

19. Remember: Perfection! Neatest handwriting No spelling errors No grammar errors