Prompt for a Friendly Letter

[Pages:13]Prompt for a Friendly Letter Read the following.

Saying thanks with a letter is delivering a smile in words.

Think about a person who has done something nice for you.

Write a friendly letter to thank somone who has done something nice for you. Be sure to ?

? clearly state your central idea- The person and the nice thing they did ? organize your writing ? develop your writing in detail ? choose your words carefully ? use correct spelling, capitalization, punctuation, grammar, and

sentences

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Beginning

Middle

Planning Organizer for a Friendly Letter Sample for Guided Writing

Heading- date

Letter opening- salutation or greeting

Body of the letter-

Central Idea Thank you for the birthday gift.

Main Ideas about the Central Idea

First Main Idea

Supporting Details

A basketball is the perfect gift for me.

my favorite sport needed a new basketball I play a lot will use it every day will share with my family and other neighborhood kids

Concluding Statement Thank you for the basketball. I really appreciate it. Most of all, thank you for always sharing your love with me. You are the best auntie in the world!

Letter closing ? All my love,

Signature

End

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Heading ? date Letter opening-salutation or greeting Body of the letter: I. Introduction

Central Idea? Thank you for the birthday gift. II.

MI ? A basketball is the perfect gift for me. ? My favorite sport ? Needed a new basketball ? I play a lot ? Will use it everyday ? Will share with my family and other neighborhood kids

III. Closing Central idea - Thank you for the basketball. I really appreciate it. Most of all, thank you for always sharing your love with me. You are the best auntie in the world!

Letter closing ? All my love, Signature

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Collaborative Interactive Writing Activity

Teacher directions - cut apart each part of the writing plan. ? Discuss the author and audience of the letter before the collaborative writing. ? Provide each group a part of the letter. ? Draft each paragraph using the plan provided.

Add a meaningful hook or lead to grab

Heading ? date

your reader's

attention. Use this central idea sentence

Letter

opening-salutation

or

greeting

or develop one with a

similar position. Begin the body of the letter:

I. Introduction Central Idea ? Thank you for the birthday gift.

Write a topic

II. Body paragraphs

sentence with the MI. Then add sentences with the supporting

MI ? A basketball is the perfect gift for me. ? My favorite sport

details. ? You may add other

supporting details.

? Needed a new basketball ? I play a lot

Use detail moves to make your writing interesting

? Will use it everyday ? Will share with my family and other neighborhood kids

and engaging.

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Use the restated III. Closing

central idea or develop one with

Central idea - Thank you for the basketball. I really appreciate it. Most of all, thank

fresh new words. Use the parting

you for always sharing your love with me. You are the best auntie in the world!

thought to leave

your audience with

a thoughtful end to

the letter.

Remember to use Letter closing ? All my love,

this letter closing or

develop a new one. Signature

Also, remember to sign your letter with a personal signature. Decide as a group how you wish to sign the letter. Discuss this with the class.

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A mentor text activity Directions: As a collaborative activity, have students read and choose one sample "hook" or "parting thought." Students may choose to use the exact "hook" or "parting thought" as stated or may choose to change some of the words.

Hook #1

(Auntie_______) you are the absolute best!

Hook #2

I can't tell you how much I love my gift!

Hook #3

How can I ever express how much I appreciate you?

Parting Thought #1

Like I said, "YOU are the BEST!

Parting Thought #2

You are always in my heart!

Parting Thought #3

You are so special to me.

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Sample Letter

August 7, 2018 Dear Aunt Maribel, You are the best aunt in the world! Thank you for the birthday gift. A basketball is the perfect gift for me. You know that basketball is my favorite sport, and I really needed a new ball. I play a lot of basketball at home and at school, and my old one kept losing air. This new basketball is perfect! You can be sure that I will use it every single day. When I play at home, I usually play with my neighborhood friends, so this new baseball will get plenty of court time. Thank you again for the basketball. I really appreciate it. Most of all, thank you for always sharing your love with me. You are the best auntie in the world!

All my love, Sammy

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Planning Guide for a Friendly Letter

Heading Letter opening- salutation or greeting Body of the letter I. Introductory paragraph

A. Central idea of the letter B. Main ideas II. Body paragraphs A. Main idea stated in a topic sentence* B. Supporting detail**

1. Examples 2. Cause and effect 3. Personal experiences III. Concluding paragraph A. Restate the central idea of the letter B. Restate main ideas of the letter C. Parting thought

Letter closing Signature

* No set number of ideas or details ** Other elaboration methods may be equally effective.

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