1. How to email your teacher like a proper human being in 10 steps. @kristinleong Middle Level Humanities

2. STEP 1 The Greeting

3. Dear… Hello…

4. STEP 2 How should you address your teacher? 1.What do you call them in class? 2. Err on the professional side if your teacher goes by more than one name.

5. Mrs. Married, usually goes by husband’s last name Ms. Does not show marital status, safe bet

6. STEP 3: Why are you emailing? Question? Concern? Follow up? SAYING THANKS????

7. STEP 4: What period are you in? FACT: Full-time teachers have OVER A HUNDRED students every year.

8. Hello Ms. Leong, I am emailing about a question I have regarding commentary. I am in your 6 th period class.

9. STEP 5 State your business.

10. HINTS: Be polite. Blame tech, not teachers Get to the point. Short sentences Be specific. Include dates and assignment titles

11. YES: I am emailing about my grade for our vocab quiz 1.3 on ortho words. We took this quiz on October 17 th. There seems to be a typo. I earned a 5/5 but PIV is showing a 4/5. NO: You entered my grade wrong for our last vocab quiz.

12. STEP 6 Offer an action plan.

13. YES I would be happy to complete an extra assignment to support my grade. If I watched a French film and wrote a review in French could I be eligible for some points to apply towards that assignment that I missed? NO Can you make an extra credit assignment just for me?

14. STEP 7 Say thank you for two things: 1)Taking the time to deal with your email 2)Considering your request (btw: they do not have to agree to it )

15. Thank you examples: Thank you for your time to check into this. I understand that this is a busy time of year. Thank you for taking the time to consider my proposal. I know you have a lot of students to attend to.

16. STEP 8 Close and “sign” with your first & last name

17. Closing Examples: Regards, Thank you, Bests, See you in class,

18. STEP 9 Add a subject--related to business YES Joining Robotics Follow up on exponents lesson PIV question on Voc 1.3 Request for extra assignment NO Hey (subject left blank) voc Question

19. STEP 10 (if necessary) Wait 3 school days and then follow up. Reply to teacher as another email in the same thread so that your original email is included at the bottom. Leave subject the same.

20. YES I am writing to follow up with my previous email. Please let me know if I can provide any additional information to help address this issue. Thank you. NO Dude, why haven’t you responded to my email yet?