The Wonderful World Of Writing

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Welcome to...
The Wonderful World Of Writing!
Miss Mandells Sensation Second Graders
Let's Learn to Write Letters!
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There are so many types of writing.
Lets think of different types weve done so far.

• How To
• Biography
• Book Report
• Story/Narrative

Now we are going to learn to write letters!
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There are different types of letters you can
write.
Sometimes your parents will send or get a
business letter in the mail. This type of letter
is very formal or professional. Did you know that
even an invitation to your birthday party is a
letter? Today we are going to learn how to write
a friendly letter. Sometimes this is called a
personal letter.
Do you know what a friendly letter is?
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What is a friendly letter?

• A friendly letter is a letter you write to
• A friend
• A family member
• Anyone you know, or
• Some one you would like to know

You can write anything you want in this type of
letter just make sure youre being
FRIENDLY!
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Letters have 5 parts

• The Heading
• The Greeting
• The Body
• The Closing
• The Signature

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The Heading
June 20, 2005

• The heading is where you put the date.
• Sometimes if the letter is more formal you can
  add your address.

123 Sun Shine St Lubbock, TX 79401 June 20, 2005
Heading
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The Greeting

• The greeting means hello. This is where you
  write Dear _________, and write the name of the
  person your writing to.
• There are 2 types of greetings which well talk
  about in a minute.

Dear Adam,
Greeting
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There are 2 types of greetings

• Formal Use when youre writing someone you
  havent talked to in a while
• Informal Use when your writing a good friend or
  close family member.

Like Dear Aunt Bonnie, or Good Afternoon Mr.
Right,
Like Whats up David, or Hi Mom,

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The Body

• The Body is where you write information or
  questions to the person youre writing.

Hi, How are you? I am really glad we got to
play together this weekend. I had a lot of fun
with you. Next week do you want to play at my
house? See you later.
Body
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The Closing

• In the closing you end the letter.
• There are many ways to close a letter. Well
  look at those in a minute.

Love,
Closing
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We can close a letter so many ways.

• Love,
• Sincerely,
• Respectfully yours,
• Yours Truly,

Can you think of other ways
we could close our letters?
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The Signature

• The signature is where you sign your name. It
  goes under the closing.
• We will get to use CURSIVE when we sign our
  name!

Signature
Mandell
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When you put all the parts together it should
look like this
June 20, 2005
Dear Adam,
Hi, How are you? I am really glad we got to
play together this weekend. I had a lot of fun
with you. Next week do you want to play at my
house? See you later.
Heading Greeting Body Closing Signature
Love,
Mandell
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There are some very important rules to remember
when writing letters.
Always remember...

• Commas
• and
• Capitalization

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Capitalization Rules

• Capitalize the first word and all nouns in the
  greeting

Like Dear Friend, or Hi Mom

• Capitalize the first word in the closing

Like Truly yours, Sincerely,
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Comma Rules

• Use a comma after the greeting

Like Dear Adam,

• Use a comma after the closing

Like Love,
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Question Time!
Signing your name to the bottom of the letter is
what part of a friendly letter?
A. Signature
B. Heading
C. Greeting
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Uh Oh!
Not Quite Right
Lets Review
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Quick Review
The signature is the part of a friendly letter
where you sign your name. It goes below the
closing like this
Love, Mandell
Lets Try Again
Closing
Signature
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Awesome!
Great Job! Way to pay
attention!
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To send a letter through the mail what do we need
to put it in?
An Envelope!
Lets learn how to address and envelope
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Envelopes have 3 parts

• A Mailing Address
• A Return Address
• A Stamp

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The Mailing Address

• Write the
• Name and
• Address
• of the person youre sending the letter to.

Adam Hall 111 Baseball Blvd.
Lubbock, TX 79401
Mailing Address
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Return Address

• Write your
• Name and
• Address

Mandell Landin 123 Sun Shine St.
Lubbock, TX 79401

• If there is a problem with the was you addressed
  the envelope they will know who to send it back
  to.

Return Address
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The Stamp

• It cost 37 cents to mail a regular sized letter
  
• You cant mail a letter without a stamp
• This is so the post man knows you paid to send
  the letter

Stamp
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Stamps can be so much fun!
There are hundreds of different stamps you can
buy. Many people collect stamps as a
hobby.
Here are just a few neat stamps
Have you seen any of those on letters your family
has gotten?
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When you put the 3 parts together it should look
like this
Mandell Landin 123 Sun Shine
St. Lubbock, TX 79401
Adam Hall 111
Baseball Blvd. Lubbock, TX 79401
Now our envelope is ready to mail!
Return Address
Mailing Address
Stamp
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Once you get the letter in the addressed
envelope and seal it
You can take a trip to the POST OFFICE!
At the post office they divide up all the mail in
world and make sure its sent to the right person.
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Question Time!
How many parts does an envelope have?
A. 5
B. 3
C. 4
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Uh Oh!
Not Quite Right
Lets Review
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Quick Review

• An envelope has 3 parts
• The Mailing Address
• The Return Address
• The Stamp

Mandell Landin 123 123 Sun Shine St Lubbock, TX
79401
Adam Hall 111 Baseball Blvd. Luboock, TX
79401
Lets Try Again
Stamp (3)
Mailing Address (1)
Return Address (2)
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Awesome!
Great Job! Way to pay attention!
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We know how to write a letter and address an
envelopebut who would be a good person to write?

• You can write anyone you wish but
• Family Members
• Friends
• Your favorite sports of TV star
• Authors

would all be great people to write!
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What are some good times to write a letter?

• To tell some one
• Thank you
• Sorry
• Congratulation
• How much you love them

or JUST BECAUSE! You
dont need a reason to write someone a special
letter!
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There are a few different ways to send a letter
to someone

• Snail Mail (through the mail)
• E-Mail (on the computer/internet)
• or
• Hand deliver it!

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WRITING LETTERS and GETTING MAIL can be SO MUCH
FUN!
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