This document outlines the 5 parts of a friendly letter: 1) Heading containing the return address, 2) Greeting starting with "Dear" followed by the recipient's name, 3) Body containing the main message with indented paragraphs, 4) Closing ending with a closing expression like "Sincerely" followed by a comma, and 5) Signature stating the author's name. Each part is defined in 1-2 sentences. An example friendly letter is also provided that incorporates all 5 parts.

1. Mrs. Cruse 3rd gradeMrs. Cruse 3rd grade
Parts of a Friendly LetterParts of a Friendly Letter

2. 5 Parts of a Friendly Letter5 Parts of a Friendly Letter
The HeadingThe Heading
The GreetingThe Greeting
The BodyThe Body
The ClosingThe Closing
The SignatureThe Signature

3. HeadingHeading
Heading --->455 East Main Street
Anytown, Pennsylvania 44556
January 6th,
2001
The heading of a letter should contain the return
address, which includes the street address on
one line, followed by the city, state and zip code
on the next line. The third line is the date.

4. GreetingGreeting
Dear Michael,Dear Michael, <--- Greeting<--- Greeting
The greeting means “hello”. Usually, all of the
words, which are a part of the greeting, are
capitalized. A comma follows the greeting.

5. BodyBody
Let me tell you some of the reasons ILet me tell you some of the reasons I
hope you will never smoke.……hope you will never smoke.……
Body--->Body--->
The body of the letter contains the main text or
message. Each paragraph should be indented.

6. ClosingClosing
Closing --->Closing ---> Sincerely,Sincerely,
The closing means “good-bye”. The first word of
the closing begins with a capital letter. A comma
follows the closing

7. SignatureSignature
Signature --->Signature ---> Jean RogersJean Rogers
The signature tells who wrote the letter.

8. Friendly LetterFriendly Letter
455 East Main Street
Anytown, Pennsylvania
44556
Dear Michael,
Let me tell you some of the reasons I hope you will
never smoke. ……
Sincerely,
Jean Rogers

9. I hope you understand and know theI hope you understand and know the
5 parts of a Friendly Letter now!!!5 parts of a Friendly Letter now!!!

10. THE ENDTHE END