Themes & Letter Writing Flashcards
What is a Theme?
A Theme is an observation about life or human nature it is not a subject or plot line. It’s like the message. The theme can be a moral. It is a one-word or short phrase which describes a story. It is a generalized word that runs through a story
Sometime a theme is THE MEssage or moral of a story in a word or phrase
How do you identify a theme of a story?
- Consider the one-word subject of the story (friendship, war, love, death e.t.c)
- Think about what the text is saying about that subject
What are some of the THEMES of ALWTW?
1) War
2) Family
3) Survival, and
4) Adventure/Journey
What is an Informal Letter?
This is a letter written to someone close to you. Informal letters do not include slang or abbreviations( e.g LOL)
***Do not use slang in an Informal letter, it is only acceptable when the word is shortened. (e.g; “ I haven’t= I have not, e.t.c)\
**Do not sign an informal letter or it becomes a formal letter.
***Don’t write the recipient’s address on the letter paper if not, it becomes a formal letter (write the recipient’s address on the postcard envelope)
- When writing an informal letter and instructed not to write the address, immediately start with the salutations and not write the date.
What is an Informal Letter?
This is a letter written to someone close to you. Informal letters do not include slang or abbreviations( e.g LOL)
***Do not use slang in an Informal letter, it is only acceptable when the word is shortened. (e.g; “ I haven’t= I have not, e.t.c)\
**Do not sign an informal letter or it becomes a formal letter.
***Don’t write the recipient’s address on the letter paper if not, it becomes a formal letter (write the recipient’s address on the postcard envelope)
- When writing an informal letter and instructed not to write the address, immediately start with the salutations and not write the date.
Informal Letter Formal
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Informal and Formal Letter Writing Terms
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Informal, Formal and Semi-Formal Open and Closing Terms
Formal:
To someone you have not met, whose name you don’t know
Dear Sir/Madam.
Yours faithfully,
Semi-formal: To someone you may or may not have met, whose last name you know Dear Mr Brown Dear Ms Stone Yours sincerely.
Informal: To someone you know well, whose first name you know and use Dear John,
Dear Anita,
Best regards.
Warm wishes.
Explain how to open an Informal Letter?
Open an informal letter with a general, friendly paragraph. Acknowledge your friendship first, before explaining the reason for your letter. In fact, the first paragraph could include just friendly small talk, unrelated to the reason for your writing.
Dear Susan
I hope you and your family are all well! It was so wonderful to spend time with all of you last month. It felt great to catch up with you and Bob, get to know your children, and have fun together after so long. You have always been dear friends of mine, and always will be.
Anyway, the reason I’m writing is that I have some good news: I am getting married in September…
Explain how to open an Informal Letter?
Open an informal letter with a general, friendly paragraph. Acknowledge your friendship first, before explaining the reason for your letter. In fact, the first paragraph could include just friendly small talk, unrelated to the reason for your writing.
Dear Susan
I hope you and your family are all well! It was so wonderful to spend time with all of you last month. It felt great to catch up with you and Bob, get to know your children, and have fun together after so long. You have always been dear friends of mine, and always will be.
Anyway, the reason I’m writing is that I have some good news: I am getting married in September…
