Friendly Letters

(Dear Peter)

 

·       Use a red crayon or marker to draw a box around the heading.

 

·       Use an orange crayon or marker to draw a box around the greeting/salutation.

 

·       Use a yellow crayon or marker to draw a box around the body.

 

·       Use a green crayon or marker to draw a box around the closing.

 

·       Use a blue crayon or marker to draw a box around the signature.

 

·       Use a brown crayon or marker to draw a box around the postscript.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Dear Pig One, Pig Two, and Pig Three)

Here is another friendly letter from the book Dear Peter Rabbit.  With a partner, do the following:

 

·        Use a red crayon or marker to draw a box around the heading and label it by writing the word heading to the left.

·        Use an orange crayon or marker to draw a box around the greeting/salutation and label it by writing the word greeting/salutation to the left.

·        Use a yellow crayon or marker to draw a box around the body and label it by writing the word body to the left.

·        Use a green crayon or marker to draw a box around the closing and label it by writing the word closing to the left.

·        Use a blue crayon or marker to draw a box around the signature and label it by writing the word signature to the left.

·        Use a brown crayon or marker to draw a box around the postscript and label it by writing the word postscript to the left.

 

Answer the following questions:

1.     Who is writing the letter?

 

 

 

2.     When was the letter written?

 

 

 

 

3.     Who is receiving the letter?

 

 

 

 

4.     What is the letter about?

 

 

 

 

5.     What does the postscript tell us?

 

Letter-Writing Guide

(Writing Process: Pre-writing/Planning)

 

Now that you have read a few friendly letters, it is time to plan to write a friendly letter of your own.

 

  1. Who would you like to write a letter to?

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. What do you want to tell them about?

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. What has changed since you last saw them?

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. What questions do you want to ask them?

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Think about a picture you might draw to go along with the letter. What will it be?