1. Colorado Flat Stanley Parts of a Friendly Letter

2. The Heading The Greeting The Body The Closing The Signature 5 Parts of a Friendly Letter

3. Heading • Heading --->455 East Main Street Anytown, Pennsylvania 44556 January 6th, 2001 • The heading of a letter contains the return address: • the street address on one line • followed by the city, state and zip code on the next line • the third line is the date

4. Greeting • Dear Michael,<--- Greeting • The greeting is another way to say “hello”. • Usually, all of the words, which are a part of the greeting, are capitalized. A comma follows the greeting.

5. Body • Let me tell you some of the reasons I hope you will never smoke.…… Body---> • The body of the letter contains the main text or message. Each paragraph should be indented.

6. Closing • Closing --->Sincerely, • The closing is another way to say “good-bye”. • The first word of the closing begins with a capital letter. A comma follows the closing

7. Signature • Signature --->Jean Rogers • The signature tells who wrote the letter.

8. Friendly Letter 455 East Main Street Anytown, PA 44556 Dear Michael, Let me tell you some of the reasons I hope you will never smoke. …… Sincerely, Jean Rogers

9. And those are the 5 parts of a Friendly Letter!

10. Addressing the Envelope

11. The Envelope Happy Family 123 Smiling Circle Denver, CO 80111 Who is the letter FROM? Sam Friendly 456 Love Parkway Niagara Falls, New York Who is the letter TO? Name Street address and street City, State, Zip