Audience, Purpose, and Language Use in Electronic Messages
Audience, Purpose, and Language Use in Electronic Messages
Description:
With the increasing popularity of e-mail and online instant messaging among today’s teens, a recognizable change has occurred in the language that students use in their writing. This lesson explores the language of electronic messages and how it affects other writing. Furthermore, it explores the freedom and creativity for using Internet abbreviations for specific purposes and examines the importance of a more formal style of writing based on audience.
Education Levels:
6, 7, 8
Subject:
Technology And Civilization, Writing (composition)
Resource Type:
Lesson plan
Medium:
Text/HTML
Fee Status:
Free
Online provider:
ReadWriteThink
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