Language Registers & Email Etiquette

Which of these is NOT a Register of Language?

• Formal

• Frozen

• Casual

• Academic

• Cool

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CCSS.SL.7.6

CCSS.W.7.1D

CCSS.W.7.2E

CCSS.W.8.1D

CCSS.W.6.1D

" I pledge allegiance to the flag..." is an example of:

• Intimate register

• Formal register

• Frozen register

• Casual Register

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CCSS.SL.7.6

CCSS.W.7.1D

CCSS.W.7.2E

CCSS.SL.6.6

CCSS.W.8.1D

Textbooks, speeches, lectures, school essays, all use

• Casual

• Frozen

• Formal

• Academic

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CCSS.SL.7.6

CCSS.W.7.1D

CCSS.W.7.2E

CCSS.SL.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2E

To the principal we would say..

• Wassup bruh?

• Good day, my liege.

• Good morning, Dr. Salazar.

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CCSS.SL.7.6

CCSS.W.7.1D

CCSS.W.7.2E

CCSS.W.6.2E

CCSS.W.8.1D

Academic language we use at school is also called "professional" or "consultative" because

• We want kids to be confused

• Academic, professional , and consultative are similar in meaning

• The real world,outside of school, requires correct use of registers, too!

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

We will be using Frozen Register to write our essays

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

If a stranger spoke to you in Intimate Register, it would be

• correct

• weird and uncomfortable

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CCSS.SL.7.6

CCSS.W.7.1D

CCSS.W.7.2E

CCSS.W.6.1D

CCSS.W.8.2E

"Wassup?", "Hey bruh", and "That sucks!" are examples of

• Formal

• Academic

• Casual

• Intimate

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CCSS.SL.7.6

CCSS.W.7.1D

CCSS.W.7.2E

CCSS.W.8.1D

CCSS.W.8.2E

When we write an email to our teacher, we can use

• Formal or academic

• Casual

• Frozen

• Intimate

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CCSS.SL.7.6

CCSS.W.7.1D

CCSS.W.7.2E

CCSS.SL.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2E

Formal register requires the use of certain correct "forms": for example spelling, paragraphs, vocabulary

• True

• False

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CCSS.SL.7.6

CCSS.W.7.1D

CCSS.W.7.2E

CCSS.SL.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2E