Addressing an Envelope - Writing Assignment for Friday, April 21, 2017

In life, communication is vital. We communicate with our friends, family, neighbors, and even our employers. We also communicate with businesses. It is important that you know how to properly address and back and envelope.

To address an envelope, you are putting the necessary information on the outside so the postmaster knows who to deliver the envelope to.

To back an envelope, you are putting your information on the outside so the postmaster can return it to you if:

1.) the person you are mailing it to no longer lives at that address
2.) you have not put enough postage on the envelope
3.) the person you are mailing it to wants to communicate back with you

Postage is also called a stamp. You purchase stamps at the post office. You can buy a single stamp, a book of stamps, or a roll of stamps. Each time you mail something, you must apply postage, unless it is in a postage paid envelope (business mail). Here is a picture of a postage paid envelope.

Read this article about the beginning of the postal service.

Today, we get mail as fast as the next day. Imagine having to wait 9 days to get mail!

Below is a sample envelope to help you understand addressing and backing an envelope.

EHA Writing Paragraph (Test) 4.14.17

Directions: 

Write the following paragraph on a clean sheet of paper.
Write in cursive.




"Writing is a form of expression, and neat handwriting is important when writing anything that will be read by someone else. We are often judged by the quality of our handwriting, and when our penmanship is poor we appear to be lazy or incompetent. Good handwriting involves forming letters properly and spacing the letters carefully within words. Letters should not be squeezed together, but they should not be spread far apart, either. It’s also important to form letters the correct height. Capital letters should be larger than lower-case letters. Words need to be separated so they don’t run together. When a person develops good handwriting, he or she can be proud of creating quality work."





Source: https://d3jc3ahdjad7x7.cloudfront.net/tVwEme8v0UhNTt6WJ3oyku0GFvotm9NLOPCYM0iEvFxAwlp4.pdf

Script work for Cursive Writing - April 7, 2017

From Down to the Sea with Mr. Magee (picture book) by Chris van Dusen

The pair left the dock at seven o’clock
And motored their way around Eagle Egg Rock.
They passed by the lighthouse and by the old wreck
With Magee at the wheel and Dee on the deck.

They suddenly spied off the bow to the east
A big pod of whales (there were fifty at least!)
Splashing about in the bright morning sun,
Feasting on shrimp and sardines by the ton.

EHA Letter Writing Template

Sample Letter Writing Template

Today's Date

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Greeting, (don't forget your comma after your greeting)

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(tab)    You will begin writing your letter here. Be sure to start each sentence with a capital letter. Remember the rules for punctuation, also. Declarative ends in a period. Do you think questions end with a question mark? Oh, and don't forget exclamation sentences! In the first paragraph, you will want to tell the person you are writing how you have been, what's on your mind, or things that have happened. You might also tell the person you are writing of what your plans are, what you've seen, or what you have experienced in the past. After you have finished with your first paragraph, you will then press 'enter' or 'return' to start your second paragraph. 

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(tab)     Make sure you tab to indent each paragraph. Also, make sure your sentences flow nicely and that you aren't jumping from one topic to another and then back again. Imagine your letter is telling a small story to the person reading it. You do not want to confuse them! Remember, the person reading it is probably going to read it several times, and each time, they may find something they missed the first time, so be clear with your sentences. Make sure that each one is well stated and not missing words or letters. To do this, you will 'proofread' your letter. This is the process of reading back over it to check for errors. You might havemissed a space in a sentence. Or you could have left of a. Remember that i is ALWAYS capitalized unless I <-- (capital because it is by itself) use it <-- (lowercase because it is in a word) in a word . After you've written 3 to 5 good sentences for each of the paragraphs, you will want to write your closing. Be sure to hit 'enter' or 'return' to begin your closing. Your closing might be something simple, such as 'your friend' or 'thinking of you'. You might use something more professional, such as 'kind regards' or 'sincerely'. Either way, let the person reading your letter know how happy you are that they are reading the words that come from you. 

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Thanks for reading, (don't forget your comma after your closing)

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Your Name