Personal Letter
Use these ideas to help you brainstorm topics for your writing.
1. Thank your grandparents or other relatives for visiting you. | |
2. Thank your friends for your birthday presents. | |
3. Thank your parents for helping you with your homework. | |
4. Invite your best friend on an outing with your family. | |
5. Write a letter to a historical figure, thanking him or her for a specific achievement. | |
6. Write your cousin or a friend who moved away and tell him or her about what you did over the weekend. | |
7. Ask your friend to explain a book or movie that you didn’t understand. | |
8. Imagine you have a pen pal in a different country. Ask him or her what a typical day might be like. | |
9. Write a letter of encouragement to a friend or relative about an upcoming event. | |
10. Imagine you have been away at summer camp. Write a letter home. | |
| Writing Traits for Personal Letters | |
| Ideas | Did I clearly state the reason for writing the letter? |
| Organization | Did I create a list of the important points I wanted to include in the letter? Did my letter begin with a greeting, include a body, and conclude with my signature? |
| Voice | Was my personality expressed in the letter? |
| Sentence Fluency | Did I use variety in my sentences? |
| Word Choice | Did I use natural language? |
| Conventions | Did I check for mistakes in spelling, punctuation, and capitalization? |
| Presentation | Is my letter neat? Did the heading include my address and the date? |