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Writing a Letter Language Arts 2 nd and 3 rd 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 What are the parts of a letter?
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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 Writing a Letter
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 Writing a Letter
Where does the date go? 1 July 4, 2002 1 2 2 3 3 4 5 Writing a Letter
Where does the greeting go? 1 July 4, 2002 2 2 Dear Mom, 3 3 4 5 Writing a Letter
Where does the body go? 1 July 4, 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. 3 3 4 5 Writing a Letter
Where does the closing go? 1 July 4, 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. 3 Love, 4 5 Writing a Letter
Where does the signature go? 1 July 4, 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. Love, 5 Fred Love, Writing a Letter
This is what your letter will look like. 1 July 4, 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. 3 Love, Fred Writing a Letter
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. Writing a Letter
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 Charlotte’s Web and Lindberg. Writing a Letter