Check Your Work

Read more of Lupe’s e-mail. She needs to make some changes.

  • • The first sentence needs a capital letter. To show the change, she put three lines under the letter: Illustration of proofreaders capitalization mark—three horizontal lines.

  • • Lupe needs to add an exclamation point. To add it, she used this mark: Illustration of caret insertion mark that looks like an upside down V.

What other errors does she need to fix?

Illustration of the “h” capped in the word “her”name is Pat I like her a Illustration of deletion of question mark and insertion of a periodis the same age as i am. Write to me soon. I miss you

Your cousin,

Lupe

Look back at your e-mail. Read it aloud. Then ask yourself the questions in this checklist. Mark your changes.

Checklist

  • Illustration of a check mark inside a box Do my sentences start with a capital letter?

  • Illustration of a check mark inside a box Do my sentences end with the correct mark?

  • Illustration of a check mark inside a box Did I include enough details?

Finish and Share

Use these steps to finish your e-mail.

  • 1. Write the e-mail address correctly.

  • 2. Write the subject of the e-mail.

  • 3. Write the body of the e-mail correctly.

Read Aloud

Take turns reading your e-mail to someone in your class. Use these tips.

Presenting Tips
If You Are the Speaker:If You Are the Listener:

  • • Stay on topic.

  • • Read loudly and clearly.

  • • Think about your purpose for listening.

  • • Pay attention to the reader’s voice.

Reflect

  • • Did you tell about yourself?

  • • What did you like about writing an e-mail?