Writing Friendly Letters
The Boston Home Letter Connection
In
a friendly letter, you are usually writing to someone whom you know pretty well
- a friend or relative. This time, however, you are going to be exchanging
letters with a resident of The Boston Home. You will be “talking” to that
person on paper, just as if you were talking on the phone. Make sure that your
letter sounds friendly and is interesting.
Your letter should have the correct format:
o heading
o greeting (salutation)
o body
o closing
o signature
Your first letter should
contain the following information:
1. introduction
3 your name, age,
grade
3 what you look like
3 your family
2. interests
3 hobbies and
interests
3 favorite school
subjects
3 clubs or activities
you participate in
3. questions about themselves
3 where are they from
3 previous employment
3 how long they’ve
lived at the Boston Home
3 birthday
3 family makeup
4. thanks
to resident for agreeing to be your pen pal
3 tell them you look
forward to getting a letter from them SOON
