Friendly Letters

The next couple of weeks we will be working on the components of a friendly letter. These include the heading (at this point this includes only the date and a few different ways of how to write it), the greeting, the body of the letter, the closing and the signature. At this point, I am focusing on having the students understand what these key components are and where they are written in a friendly letter layout. Our shared reading this week reviews many of these concepts. I expect the date to be written at the top and over on the right side of the page. The greeting should end with a comma, and the body should include at least one question. The closing is also written on the right side of the paper ending with a comma, and the signature is written directly below that. I am hoping that with lots of reinforcement activities, games and review in class, that this layout will be second nature to them when they move on to actually writing and editing their own friendly letters in a few days time. I know that the French teachers are also planning a letter writing unit in December which will build on and support their learning with me.