Writing A Letter

Writing a Letter Language Arts 2nd and 3rd Grade

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 Map Tap 02-03

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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? July 1 4, 2002 1

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Where does the greeting go? July14, 2002 Dear 2 2 Mom,

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Where does the body go? July14, 2002 Dear 2 Mom, Thank you for taking me shopping yesterday. I had a 3 new school great time finding clothes. I can’t wait for school to start so everyone can see my new clothes.

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Where does the closing go? July 1 4, 2002 Dear Mom, 2 Thank you for taking me shopping yesterday. I had a great time finding new school clothes. I can’t wait for school to start so everyone can see my new clothes.

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Where does the signature go? July 1 4, 2002 Dear Mom, 2 Thank you for taking me shopping yesterday. I had a great time finding new school clothes. I can’t wait for school to start so everyone can see my new clothes. Love,

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This is what your letter will look like. July14, 2002

2 Dear Mom, Thank you for taking me shopping yesterday. I had a great time finding new school clothes. I can’t wait for school to start so everyone can see my new clothes.

3Love, 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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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 Charlotte’s Web and Lindberg.

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