The way we communicate has changed over time. Our children know how to get a message across using a variety of tools and languages. Emojies help us express ourselves better and quickly. Acronyms are developed every day in order to type quickly (text message language). There comes a time when we all need to write a formal letter, signed and (or) posted. Some e-mails need to be formal.
Grade 5 and 6 students have learned what a formal e-mail looks like. We discussed;
- Including a subject that says why we are sending an e-mail,
- Greeting the receiver,
- Introducing ourselves, if the person we are writing to does not know us,
- Signing off with a salutation,
- Checking for spelling mistakes and punctuation.