No Series: Reading Formal and Informal Texts

ELA.RI.9-10.4

Common core State Standards

  • ELA:  English Language Arts
  • RI:  Reading Standards for Informational Text 6รข\x80\x9312
  • 9-10:  9th & 10th Grades
  • 4: 
    Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text,
    including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the
    cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the
    language of a court opinion differs from that of a newspaper).

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ELA.W.9-10.4

Common core State Standards

  • ELA:  English Language Arts
  • W:  Writing Standards 6-\x80\x9312
  • 9-10:  9th & 10th Grades
  • 4: 
    Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization,
    and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific
    expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1-\x80\x933 above.)

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Reading Formal and Informal Texts

Lesson Objective: Students decide when formal or informal language is best
Grades 9-12 / ELA / Writing
14 MIN
ELA.RI.9-10.4 | ELA.W.9-10.4

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Discussion and Supporting Materials

Thought starters

  1. See how students improve their writing by dissecting the writing of others How might the lesson be used as a springboard into building research skills?
  2. How did the use of e-mails and text messages make the lesson more engaging and effective?

4 Comments

  • Private message to Joanne McCluskey

Joanne McCluskey Jul 19, 2013 1:27pm

Reading formal or informal text was enjoyable to view and well done. I could see it being modified for other grade levels and it could easily include subjects topics such as social studies, current events, compare and contrast two different media forms etc.
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  • Private message to Tessa White

Tessa White May 16, 2013 6:04pm

I love the idea of this lesson. Do you think it would work well with 7th graders?
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  • Private message to Mona Gardiner

Mona Gardiner May 11, 2013 6:43pm

Loved, loved, loved the lesson as well! All students engaged....Variety of activities.....I, too, wish there had been attachments containing the notes, etc., from the lesson.
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  • Private message to Denise Abdale

Denise Abdale Feb 26, 2012 6:18am

I loved her lesson. It is wonderful seeing lessons done from other countries and how they implement them. I was disappointed however, that there was no written lesson plan with all her objectives / notes/ transcript etc attached to this.
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