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Text Types
What do we know about text types?
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What do we know about them?
How to categorize? Purpose? Or form? (we will focus on the form... learn the conventions of 3 different text types. (email - letter - columns)
But will always keep in mind the purpose.
When you are writing something, you always need to have a purpose in mind
Form & Purpose
Email
(Formal) Letter
Column
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Form & Purpose
To explain
To describe
To inform
To instruct
To entertain
To persuade
To discuss
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Form & Purpose
If your purpose is to persuade which form is the best to use?
A letter, an e-mail, or a column?
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All three!
The answer to the question depends on the public/reader of the writing!
E-mail
Writing assignment:
Write an e-mail informing your boss that you need 3 days off because of reasons (fill in the reasons yourself).
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7 minutes
Before discussing the conventions of an e-mail, I want you to write one with the knowledge you have already
Purpose of this email? to inform, request and persuade
3 minutes peer discussion
Then share handout and look through it together if there is time.
Homework
Read through the handout carefully. Underline/highlight what is important. Bring the handout with you the next lesson!
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E-mail VS Letter
What is the difference?
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Difference?
online vs physical
Letter is more formal because it is less used, more archaic now a days. (The intention is more formal)
Content of an email and letter can be exactly the same (DUO, zorgerverzekering)
purpose: email (quick question, assignment), letter (informative, formal request)
Writing assignment:
Write out the conventions of a formal letter
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place and order of addresses and date
solution, body and closing
5 minutes. Students can work together to figure it out
Share handout and read it together
Homework
Look up a column (from a newspaper or magazine) about a topic you are interested in and bring it to class.
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Column
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Who recognizes this famous New York columnist?
Homework check (columns)
Quote of the day
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10 minutes
check homework: Ask all students what their columns are about (might be possible to base groups on their topics, otherwise make groups that separate friends)
Email example
hi miss,
I dont have a printer so could you print it out for me?
Thank you
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Group assignment
In groups, discuss your columns. Compare the columns to figure out the conventions of a column.
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10-15 minutes
Teacher makes groups
What makes this column a column? (analyze the text) Compare to the info on the handout
Follow up assignment: discuss with your group which column you will work with as a group
Writing assignment
Write a response to your column in approximately 500 words. Use the conventions of a column and write in the same tone as the column you are responding to.
Hand your writing in to me.
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15 minutes.
Submit the writing? (teacher will have a look at it and keep it safe)
Safe your work as we will return to it in other lessons!