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Writing a Friendly Letter
Jane Sheffield
ECOMP 5002Slide2
Georgia Performance Standard
ELA2W1
The student begins to demonstrate competency in the writing process.
e. The
student
will begin
to use appropriate
formatting
conventions for letter writing
(
e.g., date, salutation, body, closing)
.Slide3
A friendly letter is a letter that you write to someone you know well like a special friend or relative. In a friendly letter, you often tell about what you have been doing or share interesting information you want them to know.
What is a friendly letter?Slide4
July 9, 2010
Dear Grandma,
We got back in town today after our vacation to the beach. It was really hot in Florida, so playing in the ocean water helped us stay cooler. We enjoyed riding the waves, searching for shells, and building sand castles. I hope you can go with us next year.
Love,
Liz
This is a sample of a friendly letter.Slide5
A friendly letter has five parts:
Heading
Greeting (also called Salutation)
Body
Closing
SignatureSlide6
The
heading
is the date the letter is written. It includes the month, the day, and the year.
July 9, 2010
Dear Grandma,
We got back in town today after our vacation to the beach. It was really hot in Florida, so playing in ocean water helped us stay cooler. We enjoyed riding the waves, searching for shells, and building sand castles. I hope you can go with us next year.
Love,
Liz
headingSlide7
July 9, 2010
Dear Grandma,
We got back in town today after our vacation to the beach. It was really hot in Florida, so playing in ocean water helped us stay cooler. We enjoyed riding the waves, searching for shells, and building sand castles. I hope you can go with us next year.
Love,
Liz
When Liz wrote Dear Grandma, she wrote the
greeting
.
The
greeting
is also called the
salutation
. It starts with the word Dear. A comma is always used at the end of the
greeting
.
greetingSlide8
July 9, 2010
Dear Grandma,
We got back in town today after our vacation to the beach. It was really hot in Florida, so playing in ocean water helped us stay cooler. We enjoyed riding the waves, searching for shells, and building sand castles. I hope you can go with us next year.
Love,
Liz
The main part of the letter is the
body
. The
body
is what the letter is about. Always indent each paragraph in the
body
.
bodySlide9
When Liz wrote Love, she wrote the
closing
.
Closings
may include other words such as Sincerely, Your friend, or
From
.
A comma always comes at the end of the
closing
.
July 9, 2010
Dear Grandma,
We got back in town today after our vacation to the beach. It was really hot in Florida, so playing in ocean water helped us stay cooler. We enjoyed riding the waves, searching for shells, and building sand castles. I hope you can go with us next year.
Love
,
Liz
closingSlide10
Signature
means writing your name.
You should always write your
signature
under the closing.
July 9, 2010
Dear Grandma,
We got back in town today after our vacation to the beach. It was really hot in Florida, so playing in ocean water helped us stay cooler. We enjoyed riding the waves, searching for shells, and building sand castles. I hope you can go with us next year.
Love,
Liz
signatureSlide11
July 9, 2010
headingDear Grandma, We got back in town today after our vacation to the beach. It was really hot in Florida, so playing in ocean water helped us stay cooler. We enjoyed riding the waves, searching for shells, and building sand castles. I hope you can go with us next year.
Love,
closing Liz
signature
Can you name the five parts of the friendly letter?
Say the name of each part. Click on the arrows to check your answers.
greeting
bodySlide12
July 9, 2010 heading
Dear Grandma, We got back in town today after our vacation to the beach. It was really hot in Florida, so playing in ocean water helped us stay cooler. We enjoyed riding the waves, searching for shells, and building sand castles. I hope you can go with us next year.
Love, closing
Liz signature
You’re right! The heading is the correct answer.
greeting
bodySlide13
July 9, 2010 heading
Dear Grandma, We got back in town today after our vacation to the beach. It was really hot in Florida, so playing in ocean water helped us stay cooler. We enjoyed riding the waves, searching for shells, and building sand castles. I hope you can go with us next year.
Love, closing
Liz signature
That’s right! Body is correct.
greeting
bodySlide14
July 9, 2010 heading
Dear Grandma, We got back in town today after our vacation to the beach. It was really hot in Florida, so playing in ocean water helped us stay cooler. We enjoyed riding the waves, searching for shells, and building sand castles. I hope you can go with us next year.
Love, closing
Liz signature
Yes! Greeting is the correct answer.
greeting
bodySlide15
July 9, 2010 heading
Dear Grandma, We got back in town today after our vacation to the beach. It was really hot in Florida, so playing in ocean water helped us stay cooler. We enjoyed riding the waves, searching for shells, and building sand castles. I hope you can go with us next year.
Love, closing
Liz signature
Great job! Closing is the correct answer.
greeting
bodySlide16
July 9, 2010 heading
Dear Grandma, We got back in town today after our vacation to the beach. It was really hot in Florida, so playing in ocean water helped us stay cooler. We enjoyed riding the waves, searching for shells, and building sand castles. I hope you can go with us next year.
Love, closing
Liz signature
Fantastic! Signature is correct.
greeting
body
Now click on the pencil to sing the Friendly Letter Writing Song
!Slide17
First you write the heading, the heading, the heading,
First you write the heading,
The month, the day, the year.
Next you write the greeting, the greeting, the greeting,
Next you write the greeting,You start it off with Dear.Then you write the body, the body, the body,
Then you write the body,
You ask and tell some things.
Then you write the closing, the closing, the closing,
Then you write the closing,
“Your friend” or “I love you,”
Sign your name right under this, under this, under this,
Sign your name right under this,
And now your letter’s through.
Friendly Letter Writing Song
To the tune of
Mary Had a Little LambSlide18
Now that you know how to write a friendly letter, try writing one to someone who is special to you.