On Nov 12, 2007 12:44 AM, Krista Marvin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: We try to reinforce that there is an academic language acceptable for school that is not the same as the language structures they may use at home or with their friends. Often this means having the students rewrite assignments to reflect a more formal level of language, or the teacher paraphrasing what a student says to model the academic language.
This is always a quandary. I have kids add to their personal editing sheets to check for IM language. I tell them "OMG I am SSAT( so sick and tired!) of IM Speak showing up in FPs(final papers)! However, a fun activity to do is to incorporate that into the classic lesson, Write a formal letter of apology to a homeowner explaining what happened when your soccer ball went through their window and then send a electronic message to your friend explaining the same event. Compare and contrast the two writing pieces. Tena _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive
