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How To Email Your Teacher: TIPS

The document provides tips for students on how to properly email a teacher. Students should avoid using email for issues that can wait to be addressed in person. Emails to teachers should be formal, using proper grammar, spelling of the teacher's name, and a respectful tone. The email should include a clear subject line, greeting, brief statement of the issue, potential solution if there is a problem, and the student's full name. Students are advised to proofread emails carefully before sending and allow time for a response.

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How To Email Your Teacher: TIPS

The document provides tips for students on how to properly email a teacher. Students should avoid using email for issues that can wait to be addressed in person. Emails to teachers should be formal, using proper grammar, spelling of the teacher's name, and a respectful tone. The email should include a clear subject line, greeting, brief statement of the issue, potential solution if there is a problem, and the student's full name. Students are advised to proofread emails carefully before sending and allow time for a response.

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How

 to  email  your  teacher:  TIPS  


 
1.  Don’t  use  email  for  something  that  can  wait  and  be  addressed  in  person  
 
2.  Be  formal  
• Use  spell  check,  write  in  complete  sentences,  and  use  capital  letters  and  appropriate  language  for  
addressing  an  adult  
• No  text  language  or  shortcuts  
• Use  “please”  and  “thank  you”  
 
3.  Use  an  email  account  with  a  formal  name,  if  possible  
 
4.  Include  a  meaningful  subject  line  
 
5.    Always  use  a  greeting  
• “Dear  Mr./Mrs./Ms.  Last  Name”  
• Spell  your  teacher’s  name  correctly  
 
6.  Briefly  state  the  reason  why  you  are  emailing  
• List  specific  assignment  title  
• Say  what  the  problem  is  
• Ask  for  clarification  first  before  assuming  an  error  has  been  made  
 
7.  If  you  are  emailing  with  a  problem,  suggest  a  solution  
 
8.  Sign  it  with  your  full  name,  first  and  last  
 
9.  Reread  and  proofread  what  you  have  written  before  you  hit  “Send”  
• Spellcheck  
• Be  polite,  concise,  and  clear  
 
10.    Allow  adequate  time  for  a  reply  
• 24  hour  window  for  replies  
• Be  sure  to  check  your  email  for  a  response  
 
Sample  student  email  template  to  use  when  inquiring  about  a  grade  
 
 

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