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EVEN LETERS AND TEXTS DEDICATED TO THE IMAGE OF PEOPLE AND OBJECTS
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Quite apart from curriculum requirements, being asked to write letters is a task that will appeal to children. The sheer fun of sending and receiving letters appeals to every child. There is something special about putting letters into the post box and then having letters delivered by the postman… the brightly colored stamps, seeing your name on the envelope and knowing that inside is a long awaited letter from a friend or member of the family. It shows someone cares and has taken the time to sit down and think about you.

Handwritten letters have a charm of their own. You can take time to think about what you want to say. You can keep letters to read again and again. You can admire the handwriting; share dreams and thoughts. Responding by letter is very different to the immediacy of a text message or an email.
Activity 1: Warming up to letter writting
Use the above themes to encourage the children to discuss letter-writing. Ask the children to put their hands up if they have ever received a personal letter. Ask for one or more volunteers to talk about how they felt to receive the letter. Here are some initial questions that may help:
What was in your mind as you read the letter?
Did you keep the letter to read again?
Did you share your letter with anyone?
Did you write back?

And some questions for whole class or group discussions:
Can the class describe any differences between the handwritten letter and an email?
Do the children think there is ever a time when only a handwritten letter will do?
Ask the class to interview each other to find out each individual’s experiences of writing and sending letters. This can be recorded in a chart.
Activity 2: Introducing letter writing
Collect a supply of different types of letters — both formal and informal. Ask the children to sort them out into two groups. Which were written to friends? Which are formal letters from businesses? Which features or characteristics distinguish formal from informal?
Having done that ask the children to look for differences between the two groups. This allows a discussion to take place about the different types of letter. Draw up a chart for each group covering:
Address — business or private?
Greeting — formal or informal?
Style of letter — friendly or business?
What is the message?
How does the letter end?
This will allow the children to find out for themselves the differences between formal and informal letters.
This could be followed by a discussion of the type of letters the children or their families write. How many occasions can they think of which would deserve a letter to be written? For example:
Letters of congratulation
Exchanging news
Writing to friends
Letters saying sorry for doing something wrong
Making appointments
Asking for information
Dealing with banks or stores
Letters to family members who live some way away
Letters to Santa Claus
Thank you letters
Letters showing how much you appreciate someone
Letters responding to someone who has had bad news — showing how much you care by trying to share their sadness
Letters of complaint
Letters to newspapers and magazines
In each case the children should decide what type of letter would be most appropriate in each case — formal or informal? Draw up a chart for each group.
Activity 3: Formal letters
These are sometimes known as business letters. They are written in a strictly formal style. Such letters are always written on an A4 (8” x 11”) sheet of paper. They can be folded three times so that the address to which the letter is being sent can appear in the window of a business envelope. The layout is always the same.

Structure:
The senders address is put at the top right hand side
Include telephone number and email if available
The address of the person receiving the letter goes on the left hand side below the sender’s address
The date
Greeting — Dear Sir or Madam, or To Whom It May Concern. You can use the titles Miss, Mrs. or Mr. if you know the name of the person to whom you are writing
The message
Complimentary close — Yours faithfully (when you don’t know the person’s name), or Yours sincerely (when you know the person’s name to whom you’re writing)
Signature
Write name in block letters (this is to ensure that the person receiving the letter knows exactly who has sent it. Signatures may not be very clear)