B_FRND1.txt Driver File Contents (ASManager2_6.zip)

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Friendly Letter 1

Imagine Pat is coming to visit you. She has written a letter telling you about life in Australia. Read Pat's letter below.

856 15th Lane
Sydney, Australia
February 21, 1990

Dear New Friend,

Guess what? I'm sooooo excited! I just found out you're my pen pal. I can't wait to meet you. Please answer this letter as soon as you get it.

My teacher says I should tell you some things about me. So here goes. I am not too tall and not too short. I guess I'm about average for a nine year old. My hair is black and straight. I wear it rather long and my mom says I should brush it more often.

There are five people and one turtle in my family. We like to go roller skating together. Even my parents roller skate but my Dad's not so good. Our pet turtle is called Skooter. I found him one day when I was walking home from school. My sister is oldest and then my brother comes next and I'm the youngest. Most of the time we get along well but sometimes we fight like crazy.

Well, write back soon.

Your newest friend,

Pat


Name and save this file now. (Press ctrl+S, type a name for the file, and press enter.)

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Below is a model friendly letter that you might write to answer Pat's letter. But the paragraphs are not complete! Your job is to finish each paragraph, adding your ideas at the angle brackets. 

951 Skunk Hollow Road
Cannon Falls, MN  55803
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Dear Pat,

I am so glad you are my new pen pal. You sound really nice and friendly. You did a good job describing yourself so I will try to do the same.

First, you might want to know what I look like. <  >

You probably wonder what I do for fun. <  >

You may want to know some things about my school. <  >

There are other people in my family. Let me describe them to you. <  >

Your turtle sounds fun. Do you want to know about my pet? <  >

I am looking forward to meeting you! I'm sure we will have a very good time together.

Your new pen pal,

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A friendly letter is just that -- friendly. Unlike a business letter, the "rules" are not so set. But, there are some rules, or forms, to follow!

Heading:

The heading includes the letter writer's address and the date. It is usually located in the upper right-hand corner of the letter if the letter is handwritten, but in the upper left-hand corner if typed. (In the full block form of letters, all parts of letters are left justified -- meaning they are started at the left margin. This is the form we will model in these files, but feel free to use the semi-block style in some of your letters, putting the heading and closing on the right-hand side of the page. An example of the first letter in this file in semi-block style is provided on the Letter Styles handout.)

Do not use any abbreviations in the heading except the state abbreviation that is used with the zip code.

For example:

951 Skunk Hollow Road
Cannon Falls, MN  55803
June 2, 1990

Type a heading at the angle brackets:

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Salutation or Greeting:

The salutation, followed by a comma, is written on the left-hand margin about four lines below the heading (address and date block).

For example:

Dear Pat,

Other salutations besides "Dear" are:

Hi
Hello
Greetings

Can you think of any other salutations? Practice writing some.

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Body:

The "body" contains everything you want to say, and may be one or more paragraphs in length.

The model letter above gave topic sentences and you added sentences about those topics, making paragraphs. You may end the last paragraph with a summary sentence.

Write three paragraphs for the body of a letter to a close friend or relative.

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Complimentary Close:

The closing of a letter should be placed two lines below the body of the letter and should be aligned under the heading. Capitalize the first word and follow the closing with a comma. When typing with a computer or AlphaSmart device, you might print the letter and sign it by hand, rather than type your name.

For example:

Your pen pal,

Tom

How many ways can you say goodbye? Write several closings below.

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If you haven't done so already, name and save this file now. (Press ctrl+S, type a name for the file, and press enter.)

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