1. It’s a Weird,
Wacky World!

2. You are an ALIEN and you are
just landing on the planet Earth!

3. What is Earth like?
Your Task:
Write a letter back home to
the other aliens telling them
what planet Earth is like.

4. Describe:
 People
 Places
 Situations

5. 5 Parts of a Letter
 Heading
 Greeting
 Body
 Closing
 Signature

6. Heading
 Address
 Date
Examples:
408 E Walnut
West Point, NE 68788
February 15, 2011

7. Greeting
 Say, “Hello”
 All of the words in the Greeting are
CAPITALIZED.
 End in a comma
Examples:
 Dear Grandpa,
 Dear Elizabeth,
 Dear Mom,

8. Body
 Message of the Letter
 Usually has three paragraphs
 Indent each paragraph
the TAB key
3 Paragraphs
 Introduction
 Body
 Conclusion

9. Closing
 Tell them, “Goodbye”
 CAPITALIZE the first letter of the Closing
 End in a comma
Examples:
 Sincerely,
 Yours truly,
 Love,

10. Signature
 Author of the letter
Example:
Joe

11. 5 Parts of a Letter

12. 5 Parts of a Letter

13. 5 Parts of a Letter

14. 5 Parts of a Letter

15. 5 Parts of a Letter

16. 5 Parts of a Letter

17. Parts of a Letter Song
 The heading is the date,
The heading is the date,
High, Ho, the letter parts,
The heading is the date.
 The greeting is the name,
The greeting is the name,
High, Ho, the letter parts,
The greeting is the name.
 The body is the letter,
The body is the letter,
High, ho, the letter parts,
The body is the letter.
 The closing is sincerely,
The closing is sincerely,
High, ho, the letter parts,
The closing is sincerely,
 The signature is MY name,
The signature is MY name,
High, ho, the letter parts,
The signature is MY name.

18. Sources
 Adapted ideas for Friendly Letter -
http://owensville.k12.mo.us/~smart_lessons/2/Randee%20Schatz/Comm%20Arts
/Friendly%20Letter/friendly%20letter%20pdf.pdf
 Space Ship Landing Video -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBhrv9GJte0&NR=1
 Boy image– http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/images
 Farmer in the Dell - http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/lyrics/farmer.htm
 Alien image - http://www.crystalxp.net/galerie/img/img-3d-animations-alien-
song-cross-pro-376.jpg
 Other images – http://www.office.microsoft.com/en-us/images
 Girl Waving - http://www.uttlesfordnhw.org.uk/bullying/
 Baseball Field - http://www.nmetrogtclub.org/GT%20baseball%20diamond.jpg
 Library – http://farm1.static.flickr.com/148/399217784_9db1f82c8d.jpg
 People -
http://www.careerlinklehighvalley.org/Portals/1/Get%20WORK%20People.gif
 Handshake - http://selfempowermentsecrets.com/wp-
content/uploads/2010/11/Good-Handshake.jpg

19. Letter Writing Guidelines
 Use school technology tools responsibly.
 Set margins to 1 inch.
 Set line spacing to double space – 2.0.
 Choose a readable font style – Capitals with lowercase, no
cursive.
 Set font size to 14 pt.
 Align the heading to the right.
 Align the greeting, body and closing to the left.
 Indent paragraphs using the tab key.
 Utilize word wrapping on the body of the text.
 Run spell check.
 Save the document to the teacher assigned location.
 Print one copy of the document in portrait view to the
appropriate printer.