7th LIT – Audience, Purpose, and Language Use in Electronic Messages

Posted on October 17, 2008 by mdyogisjs.
Categories: 7th Literature.

Write e-mail messages for ONE of the following situations. In the process of writing your messages, you will need to think about audience, purpose, and language use—and the issue of whether Internet abbreviations are appropriate, and if so, which abbreviations. E-mail BOTH letters to Mrs. Dyogi at mdyogisjs@yahoo.com Please clearly state your name on your email so I know who you are. DUE ON FRIDAY 10/24!

* Your best friend and your grandmother (or another adult family member) want to know what you thought of the movie (or television show) that you saw last weekend. Both are considering going to see the show (or watching a rerun of it) tonight, and they want to know if you recommend it for them and why.

* You missed class yesterday because of a field trip or sporting event at another school. Now you need to find out what you missed. Write to a friend from the class and to your teacher to find out what happened and what you need to do to catch up.

* You’re looking for a reference book to help you with a paper or a project that you’re working on. A friend had a great book that might help, but you’re not sure if it covers the topic you’re studying. You need to find out two things: whether the friend’s book will help, and if there are any other resources that you might look at as you work on your paper. Write a message to your friend and the school librarian asking for suggestions. Be sure to explain what you’re researching so that your readers will know what books to suggest.

Electronic Messages RUBRIC (for grading)

INTERNET ABBREVIATIONS
Internet Abbreviations and Shortcuts

A Parent’s Guide to Understanding Online Acronyms

EMOTICONS
Emoticons

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