Email Etiquette

What makes a good email?

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by Mrs. McCraw

​E.M.A.I.L

• ​Etiquette

• ​Meaningful

• ​Audience

• ​Impact

• ​Look Over

Multiple Choice

What does the acronym EMAIL stand for?

• Emus

  Majestically

  Ate

  Icky

  Lasagna

• Etiquette

  Meaningful

  Audience

  Impact

  Look Over

• It doesn't stand for anything.

• Ew

  Mrs McCraw

  Always 

  Insists on us

  Learning

​Etiquette-a.k.a. Email Manners

• Include a clear subject

  • A few words about the main idea of the email

• ​Start with a greeting

  • Dear___, Hello___

  • ​Be sure to use proper name/title

• Move to the next line for message

  • ​Follow the same format you would as a letter

• End with a closing and a name/signature

  • ​Sincerely, Respectfully, Thank you,....

Multiple Choice

Which of these is NOT an appropriate email subject line?

• English Presentation

• Tuesday's meeting

• Hey

• Homework Question

​Meaningful

• ​Be sure your email doesn't waste the reader's time!​

• ​Stick to important information

Multiple Choice

Which of these would NOT be a good reason to send your teacher an email?

• To get information about something you don't understand.

• To talk about a problem at school/home

• To ask a question about homework

• To say hello because you notice they're online

​Audience

• ​Maintain a formal tone to teacher or other professional

  • ​If you don't know the person or aren't sure, formal tone is the best choice

• ​Informal tone is ok for friends or family

Multiple Choice

Which of these is a good example of formal tone?

• TUESDAY. oK SEe YoU THen BYYYeee!

• Are you available to meet with me Tuesday?

• Is it cool if we meet up on Tuesday?

• Yo dude let's hang out like next week ok?

​Impact

• ​Words can be powerful

• Don't be aggressive or accuse others

• ​Explanations are ok, excuses are not

• ​Speak with a responsible, respectful tone

• ​Start with a positive and thank at the end

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Multiple Choice

Choose the best sentence for an email asking about a job opportunity.

• I feel that I would be a great addition to your team.

• I super need this job because I'm broke.

• Even though I work really hard at home all the time, my mom says I need to get a job. 

• I'm like the best chef in the world. All my friends say that and my grandma too.

​Look Over

• ​Proofread!

  Check spelling, punctuation, and grammar

Multiple Choice

Which is correct?

• Dear Mrs. McCraw,

  I don't get the homework. It's not that I wasn't paying attention, I was just super tired in class when you were explaining it. 

• i dont get the homework

• Dear Mrs. McCraw,

  I need some help with Thursday's ELA homework. Do you have time to meet with me tomorrow?

• dear mrs mccraw I need some help with thursdays ela homework do you have time to meet with me tomorrow

Open Ended

Write an email to Mrs. McCraw asking for information on how to raise your math grade.