Assignment 3: Send an Email to A Classmate

Goal 3: Using the student created list of the Top Ten Email Etiquette Guidelines for middle school students and the guidelines provided by the teacher, the learner will send a formal email to a classmate.

Step 1:  Review  the Email Tutorial and Guidelines

• Review the Email Tutorial, going over the structure of an email.

• Review the student created Top Ten Email Etiquette Guidelines for middle school students. 

• Review the teacher created email etiquette guidelines for middle school students.
   

  Teacher Created Email Etiquette Guidelines for Middle School Students

  • The subject must contain

    • The first and last name of the sender

    • The date

    • The period

    • The assignment description such as "Email to the Teacher"

     

  • The body of the email must contain

    • First and last name of the sender

    • Proper grammar and spelling

Step 2:  Write Email

Please refer to the Email Tutorial if you need assistance in sending an email.

• Create a formal email to be sent to a member of the class.  

• The student may choose any topic for the body of the email. 

  • The minimum size of the body of the email is five sentences.

  • Topic ideas include

    • Plans for the next holiday break,

    • Past vacation experiences,

    • Interests including musical instruments played, dirt bike activities, sport interests, etc., and/or

    • What the learner would like to learn in the course.
       

• Follow ALL guidelines. 

• If you know how, add an attachment to the email.

Step 3: Review Rubric

• Review the Email Rubric before you send the email to a member of the class.

Step 4: Send Email

Step 5: Respond to the Email You Receive

• The class member receiving the email should "REPLY" to your email giving you a grade based on the rubric.

• Details regarding the grade should be provided.

Step 6: Print Out and Turn In Class Member Response

• If you don't get a timely response, please check your Sent Items folder in your Web Mail to confirm that you actually did send the Email.

• Using "Print Screen", paste a copy of your original email and the response you received onto a Word document.  Add your header information to the document. Print the Word document to the 8150.  Place your paper in the To Grade folder.     

Step 7: Assessment

• Your grade for this assignment will be based on participation and following directions.  This assignment is worth 10 points.

This page was last updated on 04/14/2008 11:44:47 AM.
Created by M. A. Haska, Streetsboro City Schools
mhaska@rockets.sparcc.org