Letter

Letters There are MANY different types of letters that someone can write. In this class we will be focusing on 2 and then you can choose which one you would like to use for your winter topic. The two letters we will focus on are the friendly letter and the complaint letter. While they are both effective they are completely different. Please take a look further down the page to find out more about each.

Friendly Letter: A friendly letter is typically used to tell a friend or family memeber about something in your life that you have recently experienced. Here are 6 reasons why you might use a friendly letter: - Tell a friend about something fun you did recently - Congratulating someone you know on something they did well or an award they won - Getting to know someone a little better - Share a place you visited recently - Asking someone for advice - Tell about a book you just read and think they might enjoy it as well

When you are writing a friendly letter has 5 main parts to it: 1. HEADING: This includes the date (always) and sometimes your address as well 2. GREETING: Usually starts with 'Dear' and then the recipiants name followed by a comma 3. BODY: Skip a line after the greeting and then begin writing you letter. Make sure you indent each new paragraph (skipping a line between each paragraph) 4. CLOSING: Includes a short capitalized expression like 'Sincerely', 'Love', or 'Your Friend' followed by a comma. Skip a line after the last paragraph before writing your closing 5. SIGNATURE: Sign your name directly below the closing

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<span style="color: #dd704b; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Complaint Letter: <span style="color: #dd704b; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">A complaint letter is to tell a person or a company that the service they offered to you was not adequate or up to your expectations. For example someone may write a complaint letter to Apple because only one week after they bought their I-touch they screen only works part of the time. \

<span style="color: #dd704b; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">When you are writing a complaint letter you need to include: <span style="color: #dd704b; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">1. HEADING: This always includes your address and the date <span style="color: #dd704b; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">2. GREETING: Before saying 'Dear' you need to include the address of the company or person you are complaining to. Then you say 'Dear' and then the name of the person you are writing to, if you are unsure of the exact person you can say 'To Whom It May Concern'. This is then followed by a colon <span style="color: #dd704b; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">3. BODY: The first paragraph of the complaint should include what the issue is and all the details that need to go along with that complaint. The date/time of the incident, the place, names of people involved, product or product number, what the problem was, or price. Your second paragraph should be what you would like done to resolve the problem. The final paragraph should thank the reader for their time, maybe compliment the company/person on things they have done well or things that you liked in the past. <span style="color: #dd704b; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">4. CLOSING: 'Sincerely' <span style="color: #dd704b; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">5. SIGNATURE: Sign and type (under your signature) your name. Also include your email address and/or phone number so if they need to they can contact you

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