I am feeling unwell and so won't be in college today. I am hoping to be in tomorrow.
Could you all please continue with the Evie Talking Transcript task we began last week. I would like to take your full responses for this in by the end of tomorrow's lesson, so you have today and tomorrow to complete it.
Thank you everyone, I hope to see you all tomorrow.
I am still feeling unwell and so won't be in college again today. Could you please continue with the work you began yesterday on the subject of analysing your own text messages.
I would like to collect your PEE essays for this on Monday, so you have today and the whole weekend to complete them.
Additionally, can you all post to the Padlet page I have created for this subject with a few analytical sentences identifying linguistic techniques in your text messages. Padlet link below:
I have gone home sick today and so it is unlikely that I will be in college tomorrow (Wednesday).
In my absence, please complete the following tasks which continue with our theme of language and communication via technology. You may not get completely through both tasks today, however if I am not feeling better by Thursday I will be absent again, and so this should be enough work for 2 lessons.
First of all, watch the following TED talk. Summarise the talk and make notes on your own blog. Discuss the following:
The main points the talk covers
The opinion of the speaker
Do you agree/disagree?
Why or why not?
John McWhorter - Txting is killing language. JK!!!!
After your have made notes and summarised the video, your next task is to analyse your own text messages. Complete the following tasks:
Choose a selection of
your own text
messages, a conversation with a friend and a parent would make a good
comparison.
Make notes onregister,
purpose and context
Using this grid (follow the link), analyse the language
features of your own text messages: Text Message Analysis Grid
Once you have completed the grid, turn your findings into a short PEE essay in which you analyse your own text speak. This will be used as your half-term assessment. Answer the following questions in your essay:
Is there anything you notice about your text speak?
What is characteristic about it?
Are there any differences between the way to text a friend and the way you text a parent?
Do you notice any patterns in your language when you are texting?
