Friendly Letter Format

Dear Name of person, greeting (salutation)

     I have been........ This is the first paragraph of the body of your letter.

Every paragraph should start on a new line, and have its first line

indented. Write to the right margin of the paper, then move down to the

next line at the left margin of the paper. Be sure to write something that

will be interesting to your reader. When you have completed the first

paragraph, go down to the next line (don't skip any extra lines in

between!) and begin writing a second paragraph about a different topic.

     Here is a second paragraph in the body of your letter. Keep writing

about the second topic. Add lots of specific details. Remember to tell

your reader how you felt about the things you are describing.

     Write the third, and all other paragraphs, following the same pattern.

When you finish your final paragraph, go to the next line and write your

closing near the right margin of the paper.