HOMEWORK: Analytical Paragraph
Sep11

HOMEWORK: Analytical Paragraph

Today we annotated samples of your own text language, using the terms and devices listed here. We identified that, while the main purpose of the modifications to standard English in text communication is to aid brevity (to make communication quicker by having to type less) there was also some subsidiary benefits due to the development of a particular tone in the communication. We agreed that you could tell some things about people...

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Spoken Language Study: Day One
Sep09

Spoken Language Study: Day One

The Way We Talk The first GCSE assessment of your school careers happens this term. It is the Spoken Language study, which is 10% of your English Language GCSE. Much more information will follow explaining the specific requirements of this assessment, but at the moment all you need to know is that it deals with the way we speak and communicate with each other in everyday situations. Today I wrote what would be a typical text message...

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