1. Formal e-mails and/or letters

2. E-mail address  You are not able to use your lmusds.org account because you can’t receive e-mails from outside of lmusds.  Make sure it’s a “professional” e-mail. Not “lilshygirl805@gmail.com or sexychica18@yahoo.com Not “lilshygirl805@gmail.com or sexychica18@yahoo.com First and last name. A number should not be associated with anything unprofessional. First and last name. A number should not be associated with anything unprofessional.

3. Subject Line  Use a short and specific subject line College Fair at Nipomo H.S. College Fair at Nipomo H.S. AVID College Fair at Nipomo H.S. AVID College Fair at Nipomo H.S.

4. Salutation  Begin the e-mail with: Dear Mr./Ms./Mrs. (last name) or Good Morning Mr./Ms./Mrs.

5. Body of e-mail  1. Introduce yourself. Say who you are? NHS, AVID, 11 th Grade, School Project: College Fair, you are representing this UC NHS, AVID, 11 th Grade, School Project: College Fair, you are representing this UC  2. Why are you writing? “I am writing to ask for your support by providing us with (1) printed literature that our student body may take with them and further their knowledge of your school (2) or free UC__ items that we can give out to our student body and increase our college going culture. “I am writing to ask for your support by providing us with (1) printed literature that our student body may take with them and further their knowledge of your school (2) or free UC__ items that we can give out to our student body and increase our college going culture.

6. Body of e-mail  3. Give them the NHS address. You may send the material directly to our High School at: You may send the material directly to our High School at: Attention: Ms. Alejandra Lopez Nipomo High School 525 N. Thompson Road, Nipomo, CA 93444

7. Body of e-mail  4. Thank them and give them contact information. Thank you for your time and we hope that you can support our AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) program by providing the above mentioned. We thank you in advance for supporting us in spreading a college-going culture and allowing us to promote your campus. If you have further questions you may contact us at “write your professional e-mail” or by speaking directly with our AVID teacher at alopez@lmusd.org or 805-474-3300 ext. 8203 alopez@lmusd.org

8. Closing  Sincerely, Your first and last name Nipomo High School AVID 11

9. Double Check  Check Spelling!!  Read it aloud  Have at least 2 other students proof your writing