Write to Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus: Introduction to Formal and Informal letters

In this class we will learn the basic formats for letter writing.  We will specifically go over what is involved when writing a formal letter and how that differs from when we write informal letters. 

We will write our formal letters to Santa Claus asking him to bring us our greatest wishes.  Our letters will be modeled after business letters designed to persuade.

We will then be writing informal letters to Mrs. Claus, or optionally to our scout elves.  Our informal letters will be modeled after friendly letters designed to keep in touch with friends and relatives. 

We will close our time together with a discussion of the differences in the two activities.

Throughout this class we will operate under the premise that Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus, and elves are all real.  Any conversations or statements to the contrary will be deflected with a suggestion that everyone is entitled to decide for themselves whether or not they believe, but that either way writing letters can be a fun activity.