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=Basic Steps – The impact of text messaging – an analysis of communication and technology through literature. =

Topics considered: voice, literary style, characterization, and code-switching.
1.) Finish a novel or a significant portion of it. 2.) Students compare / contrast communication through telephone, text messages, and letters or email by considering these questions and listing the characteristics of each on the :  Students fill out the based on their analysis. 3.) Ask students to think before the next session about ways the novel might have been different had characters had access to cell phone technology, specifically text messaging. Distribute the handout and have them respond to the two questions before the next class. 4.) Discuss the brainstorming handout. 5.) Groups of students identify at least FOUR points in the novel in which a central character would have communicated with someone via a text message. Students should use their thinking from the Three-Circle Venn Diagram to support their ideas. 6.) After groups have a list of particular points in the novel, have them share these in a brief discussion as you record them on the board. This will create a repository of moments for students to choose from. 7.) Discuss with students the elements of the . In addition to deciding on the five situations they will represent, they should consider the audience for the message (the intended recipient), the message the character will send, and the reason why they chose this moment to communicate through a text message. 8.) As the groups are working through the p <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">lanning chart, they should refer to their responses to the second question on the brainstorming handout, incorporating their thinking about voice into the messages __ writes. The Elements of Literary Style handout can also help in this process. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">9.) Groups share their invented text messages chronologically. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">10.) Students complete <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none;"><span class="wiki_link_ext">Reflection Questions <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;"> 11.) For a variation on this activity – use tweets or Facebook updates rather than text messaging.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">When do people use this mode of communication? In what situations and at what times of day is it appropriate to communicate this way?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">With whom do people use each of the forms of communication?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">How does this form of communication actually function?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14.6667px;">What are the advantages and disadvantages of each form of communication?