Friday, August 16 Get out your assignment from yesterday. You will use this to help you introduce one new person you met. Note your homework for this weekend: send me an email with 2 goals for this year (we will discuss this shortly), purchase our first novel To Kill A Mockingbird, reset your password through PISD website. You will: Introduce someone you didn’t know before this activity Give us their first name Give us 2 interesting facts about them You will have a few moments to find the person you would like to introduce and to gather your facts.  Bonus points if you can introduce them without having to look at your notes.

How to email someone and get what you want! Email Etiquette How to email someone and get what you want!

  When you email someone, you present yourself to them, often for the first time You need to pay close attention to your TONE, as well as a few of these rules:

Parts of an Email Begin with a greeting This can be a formal one: Dear Mrs. Wagner, or an informal one: Hello or Greetings or Good afternoon

Parts of an Email, cont’d. Identify yourself This is especially important if your email address does not have your name in it. Remember, I teach over 160 students, so including your first and last name is a must. Ex: This is Joe Smith from your 2nd period class.

Parts of an Email, cont’d. Briefly identify the reason for the email Make sure your tone is positive and shows respect. Remember that you are usually asking someone to do something for you. Be polite! Don’t make assumptions that the person receiving your email knows the situation - explain it a bit. Note: NEVER EVER EVER email about grades.

Parts of an Email, cont’d. Be professional Use proper spelling and grammar Don’t use slang Don’t use emoticons or emoji’s

Parts of an Email, cont’d. Include a closing with… How you would like to be contacted A thank you to the person who read your email Your full name

What’s wrong here? Dear Mrs. Wagner, Wassup? How you? Remember that assignment we did in class? When will it be graded because my mom is going to kill me if she sees a zero so please like fix my grade as soon as you can OK?OK!

 What’s wrong here? This is Rachel. I turned in my analysis paper today and you still have a zero in for it. Fix it as soon as possible please!

What’s wrong here? Dear Mrs. Wagner, This is Johanne from 6th period. I turned in my analysis paper today. I realize it was late and you will need time to get it graded. However, my mother is grounding me until the grade is in the gradebook. Do you think you could either let me know when you might have it graded or consider sending back an email to me that confirms that I did turn the assignment in today? I can be reached at the email address above, or I am happy to come to tutorials for a note if that would be easier for you. Thank you so much. Johanne Perfect.

Your Assignment – YES! THIS IS A GRADE! Complete the email assignment as homework. This is due by midnight on August 18, 2019. In your email, introduce yourself and tell me about two goals you have this year as a new high school student. For each goal, tell me what steps you plan to take to make that goal a reality. After all, “a goal without a plan is just a wish!” – Antoine de Saint-Exupery I am also dedicating some time today for you to use our classroom computers to reset your passwords. Passwords MUST be reset in order to access anything for PISD.