Chapter Opener

• Want to get the reader’s attention?
• Choose a sensible subject line

E-mails

• You write to the coordinator of the writing center to apply for a job as a tutor, courtesy copying the message to a professor who has agreed to serve as a reference.
• You send an e-mail to classmates in a writing class, looking for someone to collaborate on a Web project.
• You e-mail the entire College of Liberal Arts faculty to invite them to attend a student production of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya.
• You e-mail a complaint to your cable supplier because a premium sports channel you subscribe to has been unavailable for a week.