Business Letter Parts In order from top to bottom:

• Return address – address of letter writer (you)
  First and last name, address, city, state and zip code.
• The date
• Inside address – of recipient (who you are writing the letter to) First and last name, title, Company, address, city, state and zip code.
  Aaron Brown, Principal
  Chillicothe Middle School
  381 Yoctangee Parkway
  Chillicothe, Ohio 45601
• Salutation – If the person is not a friend, write “Dear Mr. Smith”. If the person is a friend, you may say “Dear Sally”.
  ALWAYS IS FOLLOWED BY A COLON

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• Body of Letter – this is the purpose of the letter. Should be clear and concise, with more than one paragraph.
• Closing – “Sincerely”, or “Best regards”, “Yours truly”, etc…
  ALWAYS IS FOLLOWED BY A COMMA

• Signature – Handwritten Signature of the person writing the letter.
• Writers Typed (or printed) Name

Mail Music Playlist on Youtube


Example of a business letter and its parts.


Lyrics to The Business Letter Song, sung to the tune of Jingle Bells. This song was written by students from the class of 2014.