Writing a Letter

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Writing a Letter

• Language Arts
• 2nd and 3rd Grade

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What are the parts of a letter?

• What is the very first thing you put on a letter?
  Clue It goes in the upper right corner.
• Date
• What do you call the line that starts
• Dear ____,?
• Greeting

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What are the parts of a letter?

• What do you call the main part of your letter?
• Body
• What do you call the line that starts
  Sincerely?
• Closing
• What do you call the line that contains your
  name?
• Signature

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Where does the date go?
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1
July 4, 2002
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2
3
3
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5
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Where does the greeting go?
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July 4, 2002
2
2
Dear Mom,
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3
4
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Where does the body go?
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July 4, 2002
2
Dear Mom,
Thank you for taking me shopping yesterday. I
had a great time finding new school clothes. I
cant wait for school to start so everyone can
see my new clothes.
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3
4
5
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Where does the closing go?
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July 4, 2002
2
Dear Mom,
Thank you for taking me shopping yesterday. I
had a great time finding new school clothes. I
cant wait for school to start so everyone can
see my new clothes.
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4
Love,
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Where does the signature go?
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July 4, 2002
2
Dear Mom,
Thank you for taking me shopping yesterday. I
had a great time finding new school clothes. I
cant wait for school to start so everyone can
see my new clothes.
Love,
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Fred
Love,
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This is what your letter will look like.
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July 4, 2002
2
Dear Mom,
Thank you for taking me shopping yesterday. I
had a great time finding new school clothes. I
cant wait for school to start so everyone can
see my new clothes.
3
Love, Fred
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Journal Activity

• Write a friendly letter to a family member.
  Include the date, heading, body and closing in
  your letter.
• Write a thank you note to a friend. Make sure to
  include the date, heading, body and closing.

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Teacher Page

• Content Language Arts
• Grade Level 2nd and 3rd
• Creator Erin Stork
• Content Standard speaking and writing standard
  English
• Content Standard writing formally and informally
• The correct answer will highlight when you click
  the mouse.
• Give the students a blank page to label the
  different parts of the letter.
• There is a two other power points that you can do
  with this Charlottes Web and Lindberg.