In this tutorial, I’ll teach you how to write a personal letter to a friend, cousin, brother, sister or any other close relative. You will have examples of personal letter questions and how to plan your personal letter to a friend before writing it.
The personal letter outline samples you are about to see should give you enough inspiration to write your personal letters like a pro.
Who is this for?
This guide for writing a personal letter to a friend will be of great help to you whether you’re a student or a teacher of junior or senior high school English Language. Tertiary level students will also find this tutorial on how to write a personal letter to a friend a most helpful resource.
What to Do First
The first step to take to write a personal letter to a friend, a relative or school mate is to decide on the message you wish to convey in the letter.
After that, you have to develop a draft outline for writing the personal letter to a friend. In other words, draw a simple plan to guide you in the actual process of writing the personal letter.
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Remember also that for every piece of writing, you have to know your purpose for writing the letter or essay.
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Practical Examples on How to Plan a Personal Letter
Find below my collection of examples of personal letter planning. Follow these examples of personal letter outlines to write a personal letter you will be proud of.
PERSONAL LETTER WRITING
1.Your close friend missed an interesting event that took place in your school when he/she was on admission at the hospital. Write a letter to him / her describing what happened.
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II.Plan/Outline:
1.Address and date
2.Salutation, opening remarks
3.A saying linked to the event
4.Event description:
(i)Before and beginning e.g. (Football match)
(ii)Climax or anti – climax – 3 goals cancelled and match won sensationally
(iii)The End and Aftermath
5.Closing remarks.
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2.Your friend has written to tell you that he /she has decided to learn a trade after his/ her senior high school course. Write a reply to him / her giving at least three reasons why you support or disagree with this decision.
Plan/Outline:
1.Address , Date, Salutation
2.Opening remarks
3.Support – Reasons
(i)Not good academically but vocationally
(ii)Lack of white collar jobs
(iii)High cost of higher education – he/she is from a poor family
(iv)Freedom in self-employment when you are your own boss.
4.Closing remarks
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3.Your pen-pal has written to inform you that he will like to pay you a one – week visit in your country. Write a reply stating the programme you have drawn up to cover the visit.
Plan/Outline:
1.Address, Date, Salutation
2.Opening remarks
3.Programme outline: Mon: 9am Arrival 10am welcome reception etc.
4.Detailed explanation of daily activities covering the whole week
5.Closing remarks.
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4.Write a letter to a friend in another school giving at least three reasons why you support the establishment of private universities in the country.
Plan/Outline:
1.Address, Date, Salutation
2.Opening remarks
3.Reasons for supporting: (i) competition for quality tuition and products (ii) Creation of jobs – lecturers etc (iii) Diversified courses – not offered in public universities (iv) Injection of private capital to increase access to higher education.
4.Closing remarks.
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5.Your elder brother living abroad has alleged that the youth in your areas are unemployed because they are lazy. Write a letter to him giving at least three reasons why you disagree.
Plan/Outline:
1.Address, Date, Salutation
2.Opening remarks and statement of position (disagree – things are different in Ghana)
3.Reasons
(i)Lack of educational facilities
-Majority are not qualified for the job market
(ii)Poverty and high school fees elsewhere
(iii)Lack of jobs for the qualified few
(iv)Poor business environment for aspiring entrepreneurs
4.What should be done – briefly.
5.Closing remarks.
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6.Your sister is separated from her husband, leaving you and her children with their father. Write a letter to her pleading that she should return and giving at least three reasons why she should.
Plan/Outline:
1.Address, Date, Salutation
2.Opening remarks
3.Please return – Reasons:
(i)Children’s upbringing (physical, emotional, social, moral)
(ii)For the sake of husband (physical, emotional, social moral)
(iii)Sake of joint business started with husband
(iv)For her own sake (including respect etc)
(v)For my sake – further education rests on her return. Only way to get support from husband.
4.Closing remarks.
5.Subscription
7.Write a letter to a friend who lives in a neighboring country explaining why you like or dislike certain advertisements on your local radio.
Plan/Outline:
1.Address, Date, Salutation
2.Opening remarks
3.Local radio adverts – great, positive ones – briefly e.g.
(i)HIV
(ii)Environment
(iii)Avoiding conflicts
(iv)Basic education/Girl-child education
4.Dominant negative ones and why you dislike them
(i)Drugs
(ii)Alcoholic beverages
(iii)Sex
(iv)Noisy ones
(v)Politics – Cross fire – as if it were war – conflict prone
5.Closing remarks.
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Ralph Nyadzi is the Director of Studies at Cegast Academy. He is a qualified English tutor with decades of experience behind him. Since 2001, he has successfully coached thousands of High School General Arts WASSCE candidates in English, Literature and related subjects. He combines his expertise with a passion for lifelong learning to guide learners from varying backgrounds to achieve their educational goals. Ralph shares lessons from his blogging journey on BloggingtotheMax. He lives with River, his pet cat, in the Central Region of Ghana.
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