Fillable Printable Format For A Friendly Letter

Format For A Friendly Letter

Friendly Letter Format

heading: Check to make sure you have the correct information on the correct line. It

should be on the right side of the paper. See below.

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!)

introduction: This part is intended to get the person to want to continue reading and to

give the person an idea as to why you're writing. You would usually start out talking

about the person to whom you're sending the letter (it's polite). Then you might want to

give some information about you and why you're writing. This can all go in one

paragraph, or, if it's too long and doesn't "go" in one paragraph, make the decision to

separate it.

body: This is the main part of the letter. It gets to the point of why you're writing. Change

paragraphs and indent each time you change the topic you're talking about. This is the

longest part of the letter.

conclusion: Wrap it all up. Be clever.

closing: Choose an appropriate closing, and sign your name. Make sure this lines up with

the heading. Only the first word is capitalized.

signature: Usually in cursive.

heading

salutation

Intro

body - often more than 1 paragraph

conclusion

closing

signature