How to Email a Teacher

For Step 1: Use a Specific Subject, it means...

• Give a very detailed question in your Subject.

• Give a short, yet clear statement about what the email is about.

• Alway put your class period number in the Subj line.

• Put as little as possible in the subj line.

Step 2 is a polite greeting. What would be an example of a polite greeting to a teacher?

• Hey [Insert Teacher's Name],

• Yo [Insert Teacher's Name].

• Dear [Insert Teacher's Name].

• Dear Knucklehead,

The greeting (Or opening salutation) should be

• Polite

• Hostile

• Inappropriate

• Playful

What punctuation should follow the polite greeting?

• ? Question mark

• ! Exclamation mark

• @ At symbol

• , Comma

• : Semi Colon

The third step is to give a brief explanation. Which of the following is correct?

• You marked my lab report as "incomplete." That is TOTALLY WRONG!!! I know I followed ALL of the instructions, so you shouldn't have done that!!! Now I'm grounded because of you.!@!!

• I see in the online grade book that my lab report is marked "incomplete," so I must have misunderstood the instructions.

Mark all that are true.

• You should always use ALL CAPS when you want to emphasis something to your teacher.

• Spelling matters

• Appropriate punctuation matters

• You should use multiple punctuation marks when you want to emphasis something!!!!!!!!!

• The writer of the email should alway use the word YOU instead of the word I when formulating their question to the teacher.

Step 4 is Ask a Question. Which answer best describes the type of question to ask?

• Ask an ambiguous, hard to follow question.

• Ask numerous questions in one email.

• Ask a direct, specific question to resolve the issue.

• Ask a question that was not in the subj line.

How many steps are there to writing a good email to your teacher?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Step 5 is wrapping up your email politely. What should you include at the end of your email?

• Nothing

• A closing salutation

• E-Signature

• Repeating your question

What should be included in your polite closing of an email? Mark all that apply.

• Your home address

• Name

• Date

• Period Number

• School