Language & Identity - Sapir Whorf Hypothesis and 'Woke'

Morning all,

We'll finish watching 'Word of the Year' today, and afterwards will focus on the word 'woke' and its evolution.

Please first read this article regarding the Sapir Whorf hypothesis and summarise it on your blogs you should have a summary about this from Monday, so type this up and add to it after reading the article.

Next, read this article on the word 'woke' and summarise what has happened to the word and its usage - why has it become problematic? Also, please do a short meanings and representations analysis for this article.

Any questions let me know.

Linguistic close analysis practice

Morning all,

As we're revising meanings & representation we need to revise the process of close linguistic analysis. Please find attached an article by Charlie Brooker along with a grid to help you build up some analysis.
Please read the article and fill in the grid which as much detail as you can (and as much terminology as you can) and then write up a response to the question "How does the article use language to create meanings and representations?" on your blog.

The focus today is on terminology, so please ensure you make this central to your work today.

Link to worksheet and article - download a copy to Word.

Opinion Articles - 'Teenspeak'

Morning all,

Please find below the PPTs from the last few lessons:

Lesson 1 on Age
Lesson 2&3 on Age

Today you need to write your opinion articles, which need to be handed in tomorrow for me to mark over half term. You have an example that I gave out on Monday to help you - please let me know if you need another copy. Here is another example:

Example opinion article

A few pointers on what to include for this topic:

- The Vera Regan TED Talk on the 'like' discourse marker' (click here)
- The Jon McWhorter TED Talk re. texting (click here)
- Any theory discussed in the above PPTs
- Most importantly: your own opinion!

Use the models to help you, and remember to include wider reading as well as the expected theory. Spend some time today looking through the articles we started looking at on Monday.

Let me know if you need some help.

Coursework and Accent & Dialect Essay

Morning all,

Lots to be getting on with today. Firstly can those of you who have not sent me your essay re-write ensure you do this before the end of the lesson.

Additionally I would like to take in an early draft of your coursework and commentary today. Please ensure your original writing is approx. 750 words and your commentary is around 400-500 words.

Any questions let me know.

Language & Occupation PPTs

Hi all,

Please spend the first 45 mins of the lesson on your coursework, and then complete the work set on Monday.

As discussed, click here to access the PPT from Monday's lesson which outlines the group essay task (please send me your paragraphs by the end of the lesson so I can put the essay together for tomorrow's lesson).

Additionally click here to find my PPTs for John Swales' 'Discourse Communities' theory and some advice on how to apply this to the kitchen staff transcript. If you are struggling to write 2 paragraphs of analysis, you can leave it at one paragraph if you ensure it is of suitable length with a suitable level of detail.

Any questions, let me know!

Original Writing

Morning all,

Please try to get an initial draft of your original writing completed today. Tomorrow we will start looking at the commentary so you need to have something completed and printed out ready to start working on that.

Any problems let me know!

Work Set Monday 14th Jan

Hi all,

Just a reminder that there's no lesson this afternoon. Please continue to annotate your style models for your coursework, and be ready to start writing your original piece on Wednesday (this may involve you doing some planning today).

Any questions let me know

Claudia