Writing a Friendly Letter
3 rd Grade

 Friendly letters have five parts:
 The Heading
 The Salutation(Greeting)
 The Body
 The Closing
 Your Signature

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The heading includes the date and your address.
If you are writing to a friend, you do not have to include your address.
If you are writing to someone who you don’t know, or don’t know well, you should include your address.
January 28, 2009
George Hall Elementary
1108 Antwerp Street
Mobile, AL 36605

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The salutation is also called the greeting.
Dear _________,
 The blank is for the name of the person to whom you are writing.
 Their name is preceded by a greeting, and followed by a comma(,).
January 28, 2009
George Hall Elementary
1108 Antwerp Street
Mobile, AL 36605
Dear President Obama,

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The body of the letter is the information you are writing in your letter.
The body is made up of paragraphs. You must have at least one paragraph, but you may have more.
 Be sure to indent each paragraph!!
January 28, 2009
George Hall Elementary
1108 Antwerp Street
Mobile, AL 36605
Dear President Obama,
Congratulations! I hope that you enjoyed your first week as
President of the United States. What is your favorite thing about being
President? I think I would enjoy living in the White House the best.
How many rooms are there in the
White House?
Good luck! I hope you enjoy being our country’s President.

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The closing shows the reader that you are at the end of your letter.
The first letter of the first word is capitalized.
The closing is followed by a comma (,).
Some examples of closings include: Sincerely, Your friend, Yours truly, Love always, Very truly yours,
January 28, 2009
1108 Antwerp Street
Mobile, AL 36605
Dear President Obama,
Congratulations! I hope that you enjoyed your first week as
President of the United States. What is your favorite thing about being
President? I think I would enjoy living in the White House the best.
How many rooms are there in the
White House?
Good luck! I hope you enjoy being our country’s President.
Sincerely,

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Signature is another word for your name.
Your signature is the last thing that is written on your letter.
It is written beneath the closing.
January 28, 2009
1108 Antwerp Street
Mobile, AL 36605
Dear President Obama,
Congratulations! I hope that you enjoyed your first week as
President of the United States. What is your favorite thing about being
President? I think I would enjoy living in the White House the best.
How many rooms are there in the
White House?
Good luck! I hope you enjoy being our country’s President.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Miller

Are you ready to write a friendly letter to
President Obama?
Remember, you must include all the parts of a letter.

Write your heading.
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On the right hand side of your paper, write today’s date.
On the next line, beneath the date, write the name of our school, then the complete address.
THE HEADING
January 28, 2009
George Hall Elementary
1108 Antwerp Street
Mobile, AL 36605

Write your salutation.
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Skip a line.
Go to the left hand side of the paper.
Write your salutation.
Remember to capitalize the first letter of the first word, and the first letter of the person’s name.
 Put a comma after their name.
THE SALUTATION
Dear President Obama,

Write your body.
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After your write your salutation, skip a line and indent.
Begin your body.
 Start your letter with a hook.
 A hook is a catchy phrase, or question that grabs the attention of the reader.
Don’t forget to indent each paragraph!!
Congratulations! I hope that you enjoyed your first week as
President of the United States. What is your favorite thing about being
President? I think I would enjoy living in the White House the best.
How many rooms are there in the
White House?
Good luck! I hope you enjoy being our country’s President.