Choice Reading 10 min Pass Back Memoirs Mastery Unit w MiniLessons HOMEWORK Mastery Packet due MONDAY PRINTED Mastery Unit You are going to miss a day of class you want to request ID: 599710
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18 October 2016
-Choice Reading – 10 min.
-Pass Back Memoirs
-Mastery Unit w/ Mini-Lessons
HOMEWORK: Mastery Packet due MONDAY – PRINTEDSlide2
Mastery Unit
You are going to miss a day of class; you want to
request
an extension on a paper; something is going on in your personal life that is affecting your school life; you need clarification about an assignment or help in general with something class related…
And you already checked the syllabus, the website, and asked a friend…
Now what??? Slide3
How to write a professional email
Document #1Slide4
My name is not “Hey”
Subject line: summary of question/issue
Friday Absence Clarification vs. I was gone on Friday what did I miss?
Be formal:
Mr(s). or Ms., (HS); Dr. / Professor ___ ,
Meaningless nicety: “
Good morning!” “Hope you had a relaxing weekend!” (acknowledges they are human, too).
Introduce yourself EVERY TIME (and be specific):
My name is Jimmy Timmy and I am in your 4
th
hour English 9 class this semester.
5. ABSOLUTELY
NO
slang, abbreviations, or emoticons. NONE. Also, avoid !!!
;) , , lol , thx , nite, thru , 2 , u , lit , gonna , etc. Slide5
Appropriate Email cont.
6. Be clear/specific. Be brief/to the point. Be positive and kind. Respect their time.
7. End with an
appropriate sign-off
Thank you for your time, NAME.
I look forward to hearing from you, NAME.
Sincerely, NAME.
NOT:
Get back to me ASAP!
8. PROOFREAD!!!
Read your email OUTLOUD to yourself to check for any run-on sentences, misspellings, or other errors.Slide6
Subject: Air Conditioning Concerns
Dear Dr. Korpak,
This is Megan Rogers from the high school English department.
I would like to meet with you regarding our building’s lack of air conditioning. I have some concerns about the ability of the students to focus and perform at their best level in heat and humidity.
Would
you please check your schedule to see if we could sit down to discuss this
situation at your earliest convenience.
Thank you for your time,
Megan RogersSlide7
How to write a thank you letter
Document #2Slide8
Thank You Letter Characteristics:
Date of when you wrote the letter (top left)
Recipient’s
address in top left
corner:
Dr. Dawson
Aquinas College
1607 Robinson Road SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49506
Appropriate Title (Mr./ Mrs./Ms./etc
.)
Dear Dr. Dawson, (Dear is more appropriate with letters over emails!)Slide9
State the purpose of your letter. (Par.1
)
This is when you INTRODUCE yourself and explain why you are writing a thank-you letter in the first place.
Share
a little about yourself and why you are so thankful (be specific
!). (Par.2) 5-7 sentences.
Let the recipient know a little bit about you that is relevant to your letter. Perhaps how you changed because of this person/experience with them.
Positive experience. (Par. 3
) 5-7 sentences.
Share a positive experience that you had with this person. How it impacted you, what you learned from it, why you are grateful for it. Slide10
Appropriate, professional ending:
Thank you so much, you are truly an inspiration.
Sincerely,
Megan
Proofread!!!
Read your letter OUTLOUD to check for run-on sentences, grammar and spelling errors. Slide11
24 October 2016
Choice Reading – 10 minutes
Mastery Unit- Doc. 3
Computer Work Time til End of Class
IMPORTANT DUE DATES:
Wednesday
– Extra Credit
Friday
– FINAL DAY to TURN IN! Must be printed and stapled before you come to class. Slide12
How to write a paragraph response
Document #3Slide13
Include the prompt (question) underneath the title
.
Re-write the question before your response.
Respond in 8-10 full and complete sentences with appropriate capitalization and punctuation
.
Each sentence begins with a capital letter, along with “I,” names of people and places.
Start with a topic sentence and use appropriate transitions throughout to be coherent
.
Topic sentence introduces your paragraph and includes elements of the question you are answering.
Make sure you answer
the prompt
, do
not
summarize
the story
.
Do NOT give a recap of the story (movie).
Proofread, proofread, proofread!Slide14
Document 3: Paragraph Response
Prompt (Question you are answering):
Is
The Pursuit of Happyness
a good memoir? Use a specific moment from the story to support your answer. Slide15
Qualities of a Good Memoir
From the past
Told from one person’s point of view
Based on the
truth
Reveals
the feelings of the
writing.
Has meaning; shows what the author learned from the experience (moral, purpose, etc.)
Focuses on one event in the author’s life.
About the
author’s experience
more than about the event itself – not just a retelling of events.