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A classroom activity designed to be cut up, sorted, and responded to
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Writing PrestigeA sorting and understanding exercise
Task #1 Sort these written works into the order in
which people generally value them Write a paragraph comparing the position of a
pair of items Explain why one is more valued that the other Write two more paragraphs comparing other
pairs
Task #2 Sort these written works into the order in
which you personally value them Write a paragraph comparing the position of a
pair of items Explain why one is more valued that the
other. Write two more paragraphs comparing other
pairs NB: Use different pairs to the ones you used in
Task #1
Short story
e.g. So Much Water So Close to Home
Business letter
Dear Sir/Madam,
Non-fiction book
e.g. The History of Geelong
Sentence written in Standard English
The cat sat on the mat
Text book for university students
e.g. Statistical Methods for Social Investigations
Text message to a friend
How r u
Formal essay
Macbeth is a lesson in rightful authority. Discuss.
Newspaper article
A horror weekend on the state's roads worsened overnight...
Screenplay
Avatar script
Advertising jingle
e.g. Coke is it
Play for the stage
West Side Story script
Novel
e.g.. Twilight
Sentence written in Non-standard English
The kat sit on matt
Single word in Standard English
eloquent
Single word spelt unusually
sereus
Paragraph expressing one idea
Poem
e.g. Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone...
Song lyrics
e.g. They got married early, never had no money...
Rambling paragraph
Email to a friend
Message on a social networking site
Romance novel
e.g. Promise Me Heaven
Mystery novel
Murder on the Orient Express
“Serious” novel
Of Mice and Men
Autobiography
The Autobiography of Malcolm X