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Today you need the following items: paper and a writing utensil. PAP- have your source/ note
cards out on your desk.
Mother’s Day is soon- May 13. Think of a woman, whether it be your mom, aunt, grandmother, a teacher, etc., who has provided inspiration or guidance to you and deserves
to be honored. 1. On notebook paper, write down that person’s name.
2. Now brainstorm about letters- every word you can think of in relation to letters (parts of a
letter, movies about letters, etc.)
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Heading
________________
________________
________________Salutation_______________________,
Intro_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Body - often more than one paragraph____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Conclusion__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Closing______________,
Signature_____________
Letter Format
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Friendly Letter Format
• Heading: Includes the address, line by line, with the last line being the date. Skip a line after the heading.
• first line - street number and street name• second line - town or city, state, and ZIP code• third line - the date
• Greeting or salutation: Dear So-and-so, (remember your comma!) (In a business letter, a colon is used as well as a formal address.)
• Introduction: Tells why you're writing. Start out talking about the person to whom you're sending the letter (it's polite).
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• Body: Main part of the letter. Gets to the point of why you're writing. Change paragraphs and indent each time you change the topic.
• Conclusion: Wrap it all up. Be clever.
• Closing: Choose an appropriate closing. Should line up with the heading. Only the first word is capitalized. Skip one to three spaces for the signature line.
• Signature: In cursive and in ink.
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P.S.
• What does P.S. stand for?
• Postscript- If your letter contains a postscript, begin it with P.S. Skip a line after the signature line to begin the postscript.
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Revisiting Thesis• Gives direction to your writing• Expresses the main idea of your paper• States an opinion• Found in first paragraph of writing•You will need a thesis with two points for your letter written in parallel form. (Resulting in two body paragraphs)•Example: Even though I may not say it often enough, Mom, I treasure you because you have sacrificed exponentially for me, and you have always held high expectations for me.
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________________
________________
________________
_______________________,
__________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Closing______________,
Signature_____________
Letter Format
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Friendly Letter Format
• Heading: Includes
• first line – • second line -• third line –
• Greeting or salutation:
• Introduction:
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• Body:
• Conclusion:
• Closing:
• Signature:
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P.S.
• What does P.S. stand for?
• Postscript-
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Revisiting Thesis• Gives • Expresses • States• Found
•You will need a thesis with two points for your letter written in parallel form. (Resulting in two body paragraphs)•Example: Even though I may not say it often enough, Mom, I treasure you because you have sacrificed exponentially for me, and you have always held high expectations for me.
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Works Cited"Friendly Letter Format." Chebeague Island News. Web. 01 May 2011. <http://www.chebeague.org/ powellmcgillicuddy/
socialstudieslinks/penpal/ letterformat.html>.
Rodriguez, Mr. "Thesis Identifying Activity." Upload & Share PowerPoint Presentations and Documents. Web. 30 Mar. 2011. <http:// www.slideshare.net/mr_rodriguez23/ thesis-identifying-activity>.
"Friendly or Personal Letters." English Plus --English Grammar, Spelling, SAT, ACT, GRE, & More. Web. 01 May
2011. <http://englishplus.com/ grammar/00000143.htm>.
Mother's Day Cake. 2011. Photograph. Funky Fashion Arena. Funky Fashion Arena. Internet Entrepreneur. Web. 1 May 2011. <http://hippa-kacho.blogspot.com/2011/04/mothers- day-cakes.html>.