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Writing a Friendly Letter

Jane SheffieldECOMP 5002

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) .

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?

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, LizThis is a sample of a friendly letter.

A friendly letter has five parts:

Heading

Greeting (also called Salutation)

Body

Closing

Signature

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, Lizheading

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, LizWhen 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. greeting

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, LizThe main part of the letter is the body. The body is what the letter is about. Always indent each paragraph in the body. body

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, Lizclosing

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

signature

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 signatureCan you name the five parts of the friendly letter? Say the name of each part. Click on the arrows to check your answers.greetingbody

Now that you know how to write a friendly letter, try writing one to someone who is special to you.