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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Email Buddies

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Collaborate with another class (or school) and have your learners share ideas about their reading through the use of email. Perhaps you'll create a specific question or a few questions for writers to choose from. Not only will they...
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Email Etiquette

For Students 9th - 10th
This slideshow lesson focuses on how to write and reply to professional email. It includes greeting, font, spell check, signature and tips for replying to email.
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Handout
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Email Etiquette

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a guide for those interested in writing emails in the proper format. Provides information on format, attachments, and length.
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Article
Other

Fastrak Consulting: You've Got Mail

For Students 9th - 10th
Here you will learn about the characteristics of email, when to use it, how to do it, how to be a responsible email user and -- last but not least -- how to not get overloaded with email.
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Unit Plan
Education Development Center

Alma: Setting the Tone

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover more about personal letter writing when you use this informative site from the Adult Literacy Media Alliance. This site gives you tips on how to set the tone of your personal letter. This is an excellent resource for all ages.
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Article
Other

The 101 Series: Setting Up a Web Based E Mail Account

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the 101 Series gives a step-by-step tutorial on setting up a web-based email account with Lycos, although other providers are listed.
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Article
Other

The 101 Series: E Mail

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the 101 Series describes the difference between a POP3 email account and a Web-based e-mail account. It also has further links to setting up a web-based e-mail account, email ettiquette, email lingo and spam.
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Article
Other

The 101 Series: E Mail Etiquette

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the 101 Series describes different types of guidelines for sending emails. Some of the guidelines are for the convenience of the sender/receiver. Some of the guidelines have to do with etiquette (manners), and some are...
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Handout
Other

The 101 Series: E Mail Lingo

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the 101 Series covers many of the abbreviations and acronyms that have been developed to save typing and emoticons to clarify the tone of the text.
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Activity
Mind Tools

Mind Tools: Writing Effective Email

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource has ten techniques to use when writing an effective business email message.
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Activity
Mind Tools

Mind Tools: Writing Effective Emails

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource has ten techniques to use when writing an effective business email message.