Mrs. Hicks - 5th gradeMrs. Hicks - 5th grade

Parts of a Friendly LetterParts of a Friendly Letter

5 Parts of a Friendly Letter5 Parts of a Friendly Letter

The HeadingThe Heading The Greeting The Greeting The BodyThe Body The ClosingThe Closing The SignatureThe Signature

HeadingHeading

Heading --->107 S. LHS Dr.

Lumberton, TX 77657

September 5, 2010

The heading of a letter should contain the return address, which includes the street address on one line, followed by the city, state and zip code

on the next line. The third line is the date.

GreetingGreeting

Dear Class,Dear Class, <--- Greeting<--- Greeting The greeting means “hello”. Usually, all of the

words, which are a part of the greeting, are

capitalized. A comma follows the greeting.

BodyBody

Let me tell you some some things Let me tell you some some things about myself.…… about myself.…… Body--->Body--->

The body of the letter contains the main text or

message. Each paragraph should be indented.

ClosingClosing

Closing --->Closing ---> Sincerely,Sincerely, The closing means “good-bye”. The first word of

the closing begins with a capital letter. A comma

follows the closing

SignatureSignature

Signature --->Signature ---> Mrs. HicksMrs. Hicks The signature tells who wrote the letter.

Friendly LetterFriendly Letter

107 S. LHS Dr.

Lumberton, TX 77657

September 5, 2010

Dear Class,

Let me tell you some things about myself…

Sincerely, Mrs. Hicks

I hope you understand and know I hope you understand and know the 5 parts of a Friendly Letter the 5 parts of a Friendly Letter now!!!now!!!

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