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Formal and Informal Language Sorter

Formal and Informal Language Sorter
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Description

This worksheet asks students to sort language; deciding whether it is written in a formal or informal style. This worksheet could be used as an explicit teaching activity, independent activity, during literacy rotations or a guided language group. This resource is part of the Formal and Informal Language Unit Plan. 
 

Suitable for
  • Fast Finishers
  • Relief Teachers
  • Parents
Lesson Structure
  • Individual Activity
  • Rotations / Group Work
  • Class Activity
Curriculum Codes

AC9E6LA01 9

Understand that language varies as levels of formality and social distance increase

ACELA1516 8.4

Understand that strategies for interaction become more complex and demanding as levels of formality and social distance increase

EN3-1A old

Communicates effectively for a variety of audiences and purposes using increasingly challenging topics, ideas, issues and language forms and features

EN3-OLC-01 new

Communicates to wide audiences with social and cultural awareness, by interacting and presenting, and by analysing and evaluating for understanding

VCELA363

Understand that strategies for interaction become more complex and demanding as levels of formality and social distance increase

Differentiation

EXTENSIONS

Students can add their own sentences to each style of writing, identify the style of writing according to features included 
 

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