Syllabus
Reading & Vocab
Emails
Letters
Wild Card
100
Name 3 items you need for class.
3-ring binder
5-subject divider
Composition book/notebook
Pen, pencil, highlighter
100
When you finish reading a book, what 2 things do you need to do?
Record book in your reading log
Find Ms. Zhan for a book conference
100
List the 5 parts of an email
Subject, salutation, body, closing, signature
100
List the 5 parts of a letter
Heading, salutation, body, closing, signature
100
Which day of the week can you turn in your tablet to get new books? Where do you turn it in?
Monday outside the science lab
200
What two things count MOST towards your grade?
Reading and Writing
200
Pretend you are learning this word for the first time. What should you do on this page? 
Listen to the pronunciation of the word
Do the CONTEXT box
Watch the WORD THEATER
(Optional): Check out the Memory Hook and/or Word Ingredients box
200
Unlike letters, emails do not need to include _________ and ___________.
Mailing addresses, dates
200
Instead of attachments, items or objects you include with a letter are called...
Enclosures
200
What's the difference between signatures for emails vs. letters?
In emails you just have to type your name, but for letters you need to type AND sign your name.
300
Class participation counts for ___% of your total grade.
10%
300
Our next book talk will take place on... (day and date)
Saturday, 1/28
300
Give 3 examples of attachments you can add to emails.
Pictures, videos, music, screenshots, documents, etc.
300
DAILY DOUBLE
(This question counts for double points!)
What is a P.S. and where can you find it in a letter?
300
List our 4 weekly tasks and how often we do them!
Reading (3x a week)
Book conference (whenever we finish a book)
Vocab (3x a week)
Book talk (once a week)
400
What topics will we cover in the class mini-lessons? (List 3 possibilities)
Grammar, punctuation, your choice of topic!
400
What are the 2 things we learned about vocab words from the Membean Tips video?
Skip words you know with "IKT" (I Know This)
Take at least 10 seconds to review a word you've missed
400
Name 5 different examples of bad email etiquette for formal emails.
Emojis, chatspeak, CAPS LOCK, misspellings, grammar and punctuation errors, no capitalization, too much emotion/being rude and negative, no contractions, using P.S. after the email, rambling/off-topic, missing parts of an email
400
What is the difference between "closing statement" and a "closing"?
Closing statements are the last sentence you write in your letters, while a closing is how you say goodbye to the recipient right before your signature.
400
What's wrong with this email? List 3 mistakes.
Salutation: Period after Dear.
Capitalization: chinese should be Chinese
Grammar: ...because my sister is getting her exam and so AM I.
500
What is a screenplay?
A script for a movie/film!
500
Can you read books that are not "on-level" (your bookmark color)?
Yes, sometimes. But 3 books out of every 4 you read should still be "on-level."
500
What does "CC" and "BCC" stand for?
Carbon copy and blind carbon copy
500
What 3 things can you find in the heading of a formal letter?
Sender's address, letter date, receiver's address
500
List 3 salutations and 3 closings that can be both FORMAL and INFORMAL.
Salutation: Dear ____, Good day/afternoon/evening, Greetings, Hello, etc.
Closing: Sincerely, Best Wishes, My thanks, Missing you, With regards, etc.