Follow these steps when you are writing an e-mail.
STEP 1 THINK BEFORE YOU BEGIN:
WHO AM I WRITING TO?
WHY AM I WRITING TO THEM? WHAT REGISTER SHOULD I USE? WHAT INFORMATION DO I NEED TO INCLUDE?
STEP 2 MAKE A BRIEF PLAN
Introductory sentence/paragraph Paragraph 2
(Paragraph 3)
Closing sentence(s)
STEP 4 WRITE THE EMAIL FOLLOWING YOUR PLAN
STEP 3 WHEN YOU HAVE FINISHED:
HAVE YOU INCLUDED ALL THE NECESSARY INFORMATION? DOES THE READER UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT YOU REQUIRE OR WHAT THEY MUST DO? IS IT ORGANISED IN CLEAR PARAGRAPHS? HAVE YOU LINKED YOUR IDEAS? HAVE I MADE ANY MISTAKES OF REGISTER? HAVE YOU USED A WIDE RANGE OF LEXIS AND STRUCTURES? HAVE YOU MADE ANY MISTAKES?