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Autobiography E-mail via E-pals
7th Grade Core:Internet Reciprocal Teaching Name: ________________________ Mrs. Torrente Date: ________________Per: ___ Autobiographical Incident: “Me, myself, and I!”
An autobiography is the story of a person’s life told by that person. (On a side note… let’s get cellular! Auto means “self”, bio means “life”, and graphy means “writing,” hence, autobiography!) An autobiography is written from the first-person point of view, using pronouns like I and me and is a form of non-fiction. Autobiographies can be written to entertain, persuade, inform, or express opinion. Usually, the writer tells about past events from the perspective of being older and wiser. Therefore, autobiographies often provide revealing insights into the writer’s (That’s you!) attitudes toward the events that shaped and changed his or her life. Autobiographies also help a reader understand the society in which the writer lived. Your mission: You are going to send an autobiographical e-mail to five other students in our class using your e-PALS account. You will also send a thoughtful reply message to at least three classmates who wrote to you. Step 1: Complete the following brainstorm questionnaire. Step 2: For Homework - Compose (write) a rough draft e-mail on binder paper, gathering all of your ideas from your questionnaire into paragraphs (you don’t need to use all of your brainstorming ideas). Remember, your e-mail should read like a brief story of your life and should flow smoothly when read. (Due Tomorrow) Step 3: Log in to your e-PALS account. Compose an autobiographical e-mail and send it to the five classmates beneath you on the class e-mail roster. Step 4: (To be completed the day following the completion of step 3.) Read and reply with thoughtful commentary to at least three of the autobiographical e-mails that you receive. Autobiographical Brainstorm:
Autobiographical E-mail Grading Rubric
Name: _____________________________ Total Points Received: _____ / 25 Date: ______________ per: ___________ Grade: A B C D F A= 21-25pts B= 17-20 pts C= 12=16 pts D=8-11pts F= 0-7 pts
7th Grade Internet Reciprocal Teaching Name____________________________ Mrs. Torrente Date_______________ Email Rules (Keep this in your reading notebook all year) Having an email account requires you to act responsibly. In class e-mail is NOT private. Your e-mail messages (sent and received) will be read by others. ePALS accounts are to be used for class work and projects. Sending messages that contain anything unlawful, harmful, abusive, harassing, or otherwise unkind will be met with severe consequences. Don't send anything in messages that YOU wouldn't want to read. Never send or encourage anyone to send abusive messages. NEVER reveal full names, home addresses, phone numbers nor the full names, addresses or phone numbers of any other person while on the Internet. These rules and consequences are in place to protect and support students and our class. Consequences for Breaking Our Class Email Rules 1st offense: Loss of e-mail privileges for 2 weeks minimum and phone call home and possible disciplinary referral. 2nd offense: Loss of e-mail privileges for minimum of 3 weeks - parent conference and possible disciplinary referral. 3rd offense: Loss of e-mail privileges for the remainder of the quarter – possibly for the entire year depending on the severity of the offense. Parent/Administrator conference and disciplinary referral. This can effect your grade since you may not be able to complete all assignments. Email Decorum Read and edit your emails to make them as easy as possible to understand. Be clear about what you’d like to say and say it in a concise manner. Include a subject line in all e-mails. Choose a subject that will be meaningful and memorable to both you and the recipient(s). Use correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation in your e-mails. Always proofread and spell-check. Double-check the address your e-mail is going to so that it is received by the correct recipient. Don’t send messages that say things you wouldn’t say in a face-to-face conversation. Never send anything by e-mail that you would not want made public. Acronyms such as TMI (Too Much Information) can confuse and annoy e-mail recipients. Don't start a completely new e-mail each time you respond to someone. Instead, reply to the sender so that sent and received messages can be read and reread together as a unit. Avoid excessive punctuation. The importance of your text should speak for itself. Sending an angry e-mail message, or flaming is unacceptable. UPPER CASE LOOKS LIKE SHOUTING AND MAY BE INTERPRETED AS SUCH. Reread every e-mail before sending to make sure your message won't be read the wrong way. Make requests politely. Say "please" and "thank you", just like in person. Your tone should reflect your relationship to the recipient. An informal tone is appropriate for friends. A formal tone should be used to communicate with adults and others you don’t know well. E-mail is personal correspondence. Never quote from, or forward on private e-mails sent to you. Publicizing someone's e-mail address without their permission is an invasion of their privacy. Reply to e-mails within 24 hours if at all possible. Mechanics of ePALS ePALS addresses don’t contain your full name. They are meant to be anonymous for safety reasons. ePALS only delivers messages to other ePALS. Sign messages with your name and last initial only.
Menu Options
My Inbox: Where emails sent to you go.
Compose: Allows you to send an email
Folders: For Organizing emails received
Addresses: Stores emails of friends
Signature: A preset, personal closing including your name Help: For questions or finding out how to do something. 
Parts of An Email To: Type in the complete email address of the person you’re sending your message “to”. You can send an email to more than one person by entering each address separated by a comma. CC: Carbon copy. Type in the complete email address of the person whom you’d like to send a copy of your message to. Mrs. Malone may want a “copy” of what you send as a record of your work.
Bcc: Blind carbon copy. Allows you to send a copy of your message to someone without other recipients knowing about it. Those who are bcc’ed won’t see their address on the message.
Subject: A word or two that conveys the content of your message, like a title. When you open your inbox, you will see the subject and sender of each message you receive. Options Reply: Sends a message back to the person who sent it to you, without retyping the address Reply All: Sends a message back to all the recipients of the message, without retyping addresses Forward: Sends a message that you received on to you to someone else. You can add a note, too. Attachments: A way to send word documents, pictures, or other files along with your message.
Save Draft: Allows you to save and keep working on a message before sending it.
Cancel: Allows you to clear your screen, if you have decided not to send a message after all.
Send: Delivers your message to the person or people who’s email address appear in the “to” box.
Copy outgoing messages to my Sent Items folder: Allows you to keep a record of what you sent.
Translate: Allows you to send messages you write in English in different languages (literal). ePALS Email Addresses
Bennie Dover Epals List PASSWORD: bdjms123 Period 1 (under Coiro) Jamell Caldwell: jamellc@epals.com Reynaldo Diaz: reynaldod@epals.com Jarel Drayton: jareld@epals.com Richard Goss: richardgo5@epals.com Cianny Reyes: cianny@epals.com Marcos Guerrero: marcosgu3@epals.com Rodney Riley: rodneyri@epals.com Robert Key: robertke15@epals.com Gabriel Martinez: gabrielma13@epals.com Chaurielle Robinson: chauriell@epals.com Jaumaane Ladson: jaumaane@epals.com Yolanda Martinez: yolandama5@epals.com Reynaldo Sierra: reynaldosi@epals.com
Period 5 (under Coiro) Keila Pena: keilape@epals.com Victor Nunez: victornu4@epals.com Tesla Delcid Pichardo: teslad@epals.com Aunisha Dillon: aunisha@epals.com Katerina Outlaw: katerinao@epals.com Jasmine Ramirez: jasminera6@epals.com Harly Cantave: harlyc@epals.com Tamixa Sandoval: tamixa@epals.com Khaleed Fine: khaleedf@epals.com Samual Silva: samualsi@epals.com Iccus Harley: iccus@epals.com Cintya Urena: cintyau@epals.com Eric Hughes: erichu4@epals.com Alicia Vallario: aliciava3@epals.com Natoniah Williams: natoniah@epals.com (Under Torrente)
Divona Johnson: divonaj@epals.com Hector Lucena: ctorlu2@epals.com Romer Ochoa: romeroc1@epals.com Kyle Ortiz: kyleor4@epals.com Jennifer Portella: jenniferpo15@epals.com Edgar Sanchez: edgarsa9@epals.com Jasmine Snell: jasminesn2@epals.com Lurel Cabrera: lurel@epals.com Jevon Clarke: jevoncl@epals.com Mariah Everett: mariahev@epals.com Desiree Mills: desireemi1@epals.com Fersan Warren: fersan@epals.com Kristal Falcon: kristalf@epals.com Jose A. Rossado: josero41@epals.com Nneka Floyd: nnekaf@epals.com Jarvis Surney: jarvissu@epals.com Malcolm Jenkins: malcolmje@epals.com Vanesha Tate: vaneshat@epals.com Andrew Maynard: andrewma85@epals.com Keith Thomas: keithth2@epals.com Shateeka Phillips: shateeka@epals.com Luisanna Cabrera: luisannac@epals.com Rossel Pichardo: rosselp@epals.com DeJohn Fernandes: dejohn@epals.com Shaquan Green: shaquang@epals.com Daniel Roman: danielro70@epals.com Ariel Beal: arielbe1@epals.com Kyle McKinnon: kylemc41@epals.com Tiyana Brown: tiyanab@epals.com Nathan Epperson: nathanep@epals.com Nicholas Green: nicholasgr9@epals.com Johan Guardamino: johangu1@epals.com Under Nelson Creg McPherson: cregm@epals.com Christopher Pina: christoppi13@epals.com Adrina Robinson: adrinaro@epals.com Ivelise Rodriguez: ivelise@epals.com Jose L. Rosado: josero42@epals.com Samantha Spann: samanthasp4@epals.com Josephine Spinnato: josephinsp@epals.com Akia Underwood: akiau@epals.com Malina Fisher: malinaf@epals.com Eddie Johnson: eddiejo4@epals.com Vibaldy Luna: vibaldy@epals.com Christina Rosario: christinro17@epals.com
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