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 "Formal Email"

     

  • The body of the email must contain

    • First and last name of the sender

    • Proper grammar and spelling

Step 2:  Write Email

Each student will write an email to the student sitting to their left.  The student sitting on the end of the row will write their email to the student sitting at the beginning of the row. (every student will send and receive an 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. 

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 must "REPLY" to your email giving you a grade based on the rubric.

• Details regarding the grade must 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.

• Double-click graded email that was replied to you.  Print the replied email to the MSRM200 printer.  Submit your graded email to be recorded in the gradebook.     

Step 7: Assessment

• Your grade for this assignment will be based on participation and following directions.  This assignment is worth 20 points.

This page was last updated on 11/15/2010 01:29:55 PM.
Created by M. A. Haska, Streetsboro City Schools
Edited by R.day Streetsboro City Schools