Everyday Language
Task 1:
Look around the classroom and list the different types of texts/writing that surround you. Here are some words that may help you:
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Lists |
Stories |
Titles |
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Instructions |
Maps |
Reports |
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Poems |
Reviews |
Magazine Articles |
List the different types of texts we would find in your bedroom.
Task 2:
From the moment we wake up, until the time we go to bed, we are surrounded by language. Using the chart below, record the different types of language you meet in a day.
Here is an example of how to start your chart:
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Time |
Activity |
Language |
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7.30 a. m. |
Wake up |
"Boyzone" posters on my bedroom wall |
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7.45 a.m. |
Brush my teeth |
"Tartar Control" on the toothpaste tube |
Homework for next lesson:
Investigating Everyday Texts
Task 1:
In a group of 4, stick all of your everyday texts on to a piece of sugar paper.
In full sentences, answer the following questions about each of the texts:
Task 2:
Label the different parts of the texts using some of the following words:
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Title |
Sub-title |
Image (Picture) |
Columns |
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Author |
Facts |
Information |
Numbers |
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Caption |
Slogan |
Symbol |
Introduction |
Task 3:
In your group, create a short story that includes each text. Think about the characters, places, and subject of each text.
For example, if you had these 4 texts:
Bus timetable
Bristol Zoo leaflet
Tesco Vouchers
RSPCA advert
You could tell the story of a little cat that escapes from the RSPCA because no-one wants her, goes to Tesco to get some catfood, and ends up on a bus because she wants to visit her relatives in Bristol Zoo!!
Task 4:
Tell the story to the class using the texts as props.
Make sure each member of your group speaks, and make the performance of your story as entertaining as possible.
Creating a Community
Mission: Your group has been chosen by the Prime Minister to travel to a newly discovered planet where you will create a new community for a trial period of 3 weeks.
At the end of 3 weeks you will be invited to present your ideas to the Prime Minister who will decide which new community would work best.
Task One:
In your group, brainstorm all of the things that you would improve about Britain if you were Prime Minister.
Britain In the Millennium
Task Two:
List 10 things that are going to make your new community better than any other place in the world.
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Task 3:
Draw a map of your new community and create a key to explain your signs and symbols.
Include: Transport, Education, Health Care, Entertainment, Government, Accommodation, Industry, Communication and Defence.
Task 4:
Task 5:
Create a Holiday Brochure for your new planet, persuading the Prime Minister and his family to spend a week in your new community (see worksheet on Florida and persuasive language).
Task 6:
Imagine a terrible disaster occurs in your community (your group can choose what the disaster is). Create a News Programme broadcasting from your community to Earth, telling viewers about the disaster and other news events.
Possible Characters: 2 news readers. reporter from the scene of the disaster, weather forecaster, member of the public interviewed etc.
Perform the News Programme to the rest of the class.
Task 7:
Write the front page of your community's daily newspaper , reporting the terrible disaster and other news stories (see Newspaper Writing Frame).
Task 8:
Write a letter to your family on Earth, telling them about your new community (see Informal Letter Writing Frame).
Task 9:
Prepare a group presentation for the Prime Minister. Each person in your group will need to help describe the new community, and explain why he should give your group the job of creating and running the new planet.
To make your presentation appear professional, you may need the following:
Good luck in making a professional persuasive presentation.
There will he a prize for the best group!!