Writing Friendly Letters
A Write On Activity
Friendly letters have five parts:
The Heading
The Salutation (greeting)
The Body
The Closing
The Signature
The Heading
The heading can include
your address and the
date. In casual, friendly
letters your address is not 508 Bluebird Street
Clarksville, Ohio
January 5, 2004
necessary.
Heading
The Salutation (greeting)
Dear_________. The
blank is for the name of
508 Bluebird Street
the person you are Clarksville, Ohio
January 5, 2004
writing. After you write Dear Susan,
the person's name you
put a comma ( , ) .
Greeting
The Body
The body of the letter is
the information you are
508 Bluebird Street
writing in your letter. Clarksville, Ohio
January 5, 2004
Dear Susan,
I hope you will be able to come and
visit next month. We are planning a
special visit to the museum. My mom will
call your mom later this week to make all
arrangements. Be sure to bring your
swimsuit when you come! We’re planning
an afternoon trip to the lake.
Body
The Closing
The Closing: In the
closing the first word is
capitalized and you put 508 Bluebird Street
Clarksville, Ohio
a comma after the last
January 5, 2004
Dear Susan,
word. I hope you will be able to come and
Some examples of closings
visit next month. We are planning a
special visit to the museum. My mom will
call your mom later this week to make all
are: Sincerely, Your arrangements. Be sure to bring your
swimsuit when you come! We’re planning
friend, Love, Very truly an afternoon trip to the lake.
yours, Your friend,
Closing
Your Signature
This is your name. It
goes under the 508 Bluebird Street
closing.
Clarksville, Ohio
January 5, 2004
Dear Susan,
Signature I hope you will be able to come and
visit next month. We are planning a
special visit to the museum. My mom will
call your mom later this week to make all
arrangements. Be sure to bring your
swimsuit when you come! We’re planning
an afternoon trip to the lake.
Your friend,
Allison