letter styles

LETTER STYLES : 

LETTER STYLES Personal letter Professional letter Friendly letter

We will be composing a friendly letter. : 

We will be composing a friendly letter. We will be introducing ourselves to our pen pals at Pinnacle.

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At the end of the school year, we will meet them and have an ice cream social.

5 steps in friendly letter writing : 

5 steps in friendly letter writing Heading Salutation Body Closing signature The heading has a number of parts or components. Date Address The Salutation is: Dear Sir, or Dear Anne, or Dear Jose, What is the same about all three of these salutations?

The Salutation : 

The Salutation The beginning of your letter Who the letter is to Usually consists of the word, Dear. Lets practice…….If I want to write a letter to Frank, what do I need to have in front of it? To Alex? To Andrea? To Brittany? To Carlos?

Body : 

Body Tells what you want to say Dear Sam, I am very excited to meet you. I have had a great time learning about you this year. I have been wondering, is your favorite color still red? I am excited that the year is almost over. That means we will be in sixth grade next year! I am glad we are meeting before The 5th and 6th grade dance. I think it will be fun to know more people.

Closing and Signature : 

Closing and Signature There are many closings that can be used in a friendly letter. Sincerely Cordially Yours Awaiting your response

AND there are MANY more!! : 

AND there are MANY more!! We will learn to write and spell…… Sincerely, Signature: handwritten Mrs. Crone: Typed 88 Danforth Avenue   heading Paterson, New Jersey 07501 October 15, 2001     Dear Alex, greeting   I am a third grade student in Paterson, New Jersey. That is located   around 40 North Latitude, 70 West Longitude. Our weather is pretty nice most of the year. School starts here in September. It is warm and   sunny most of the month, so we get to play outside after lunch. In, body January it gets much colder here. Sometimes it gets to be only 15.   Then we have to stay inside and do some quiet activities after lunch.   I don’t like that very much! What is it like where you live?   closing Your friend,   Kevin signature

Don’t forget the important punctuation : 

Don’t forget the important punctuation Comma after Salutation Dear John, Comma after closing Sincerely, Vanessa These are important elements in letter writing.

Pair Share : 

Pair Share Using the sample letter on your desk Find and fix the 8 mistakes There are spelling, punctuation and format mistakes.

YOU DID IT!! : 

YOU DID IT!!