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Poetry lesson about txt ptryComposed by John M

EnD2A 2014-2015

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Wngsi run az fast az i can.tryin 2 get away frm tha crazines.i hear thm bhnd mehu u askeraserstha demns on erthi stp at tha end uf tha clif n jmptha erasers hv cot up 2 me n r clawin at mi ft 2 pul me bak down 2 helli unflded my wngs,feelin tha cool breeze go thru my fethersi flyi am a mutntbt i am myslf

By 4nn4l33

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What is this poem about?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________What is the writer’s message?_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Why did she write this poem in text message?__________________________________________________________________________________________What is the reason people use text messaging?__________________________________________________________________________________________What words do you already know?Example: lol = laughing out loud._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________When have you used text messaging?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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SMS text languageif dis msg ws snt 2 u wud u NdRstnd it?

The best way to understand online chat and SMS text message lingo is to simply try it. Even those people who aren’t acquainted with text messaging may still find themselves sending or receiving derivatives of this SMS chat lingo as they continue to communicate through typewritten form.

When reading or writing SMS, you may see that numbers replace words (i.e. “4” is used instead of the word “for”), or vowels are omitted in easily recognizable words (i.e. “txt msg”). Furthermore capitals are used to replace the letter name, whereas lower case letters are used to pronounce the soft sound of the consonants (i.e. the word “XLNt” is “exc-ell-en-t”). SMS isn’t restricted to English. For example, in Mandarin Chinese, numbers that sound similar to words are used instead of the words themselves (example: “5 2 1″ in Chinese “wu er yi,” sounds like “wo ai ni” or “I love you”; similarly “4 7 8″ or “si chi ba” phonetically matches the epithet “drop dead”).

http://transl8it.com/

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About...

You have read the poem.Was it difficult to read?

Write the poem in correct English spelling.

_Wings________________

_I run as fast ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_By______________________

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What is what?Texting Text messaging, or texting, is the act of composing and

sending brief, electronic messages between two or more mobile phones, or fixed or portable devices over a phone network.

Text lingo Lingo, a contraction of language, often refers to jargon.Txt msg Text message.MMS Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) is a standard way to

send messages that include multimedia content to and from mobile phones.

SMS Short Message Service (SMS) is a text messaging service component of phone, Web, or mobile communication systems.

Leet (or "1337"), also known as eleet or leetspeak, is an alternative alphabet for the English language that is used primarily on the Internet. Basic l33t is just replacing vowels with numbers. Example: E is 3, A is 4, O is 0.

Translate these text messages into wordsCUL See you later B4LOL THNXSMS J/KIDK L8R

OMG XOXOROFL GR8BRB YWGTG PAW

Translate these words into text messagingAway from keyboard AWF Have a nice dayPlease text back Talk to you laterBest friends forever TomorrowIn real life Point of viewThank you Bye for nowBy the way I love youDon’t care TonightTender loving care Whatever

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Message list for text and chat lingo 2DAY Today2MORO Tomorrow2NITE Tonight4EAE For ever and everADN Any day nowAFAIK As far as I knowAFK Away from keyboardATM At the momentBC BecauseB4 BeforeBF/GF Boyfriend / GirlfriendBFF Best Friends Forever B4N Bye for nowBCNU Be Seeing You BOL Be on laterBRB Be right backBTW By the wayDBEYR Don’t Believe Everything You ReadDC Don’t Care DM Direct messageF2F/FTF Face to faceFB FacebookFUD Fear, Uncertainty, and DisinformationFWIW For what it’s worthFYEO For your eyes onlyFYI For your informationGLHF Good luck, have funGR8 GreatGTG Good to Go or G2G got to goHAK Hugs and kissesHAND Have a nice dayIDK I don’t knowIIRC If I remember correctlyIKR I know, right?ILY / ILU I love youIMHO In my honest opinion / In my humble opinionIMO In my opinionIRL In Real LifeISO In Search OfIU2U It’s up to youIYKWIM If you know what I meanJ/K Just kidding

J4F Just for funJIC Just in caseJSYK Just so you knowK or KK OkayL8R LaterLMK Let me knowLOL Laughing out loudLYLAS Love You Like A SisterMHOTY My Hat’s Off To YouMSM Mainstream mediaNAGI Not a good ideaNIMBY Not In My Back YardNM Never mindNMU Not much, you?NP No problem / Now playingNSFW Not safe for workNSFL Not safe for lifeNTS Note to selfNUB New person to a site or gameOH OverheardOIC Oh, I SeeOMG Oh my GodOT Off TopicPAW Parents are watchingPLS or PLZ PleasePOV Point Of ViewPPL PeoplePROPS Proper Respect and Acknowledgement PTB Please text backRBTL Read Between The LinesRL Real lifeROFL Rolling on the floor laughingROTFLMAO Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Ass OffRT Real Time or RetweetRTM Read The ManualRUOK Are you okay?SITD Still In The Dark SMH Shaking my headSOL Sooner Or Later SRSLY SeriouslySSDD Same stuff, different day

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STBY Sucks To Be You SWAK Sealed with a kissSWYP So, what’s your problem?TIA Thanks in advanceTLC Tender Loving CareTIME Tears in my eyesTMB Tweet me backTMI Too much informationTMRW TomorrowTHX or TX or THKS Thanks TTYL Talk to you laterTY or TU Thank you

TYVM Thank You Very MuchVBG Very Big GrinVSF Very sad faceWB Welcome backWTH What the heck?WTPA Where the party at?WYCM Will you call me?WYWH Wish You Were HereYLM You love me?YW You’re welcomeXOXO Hugs and Kisses

L33tBasic l33t is just replacing vowels with numbers: A = 4 E = 3 I = 1 O = 0 However l33t is a very flexible 'language' and you can go from this very basic l33t, to ultra 1337 by being creative; a few examples: T = 7 S = $ or 5

Other wordlists:http://www.netlingo.com/acronyms.php

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Rewrite into txtThe road not taken Da rd n0t tkn

Two roads split in a yellow wood, 2 rds splt in a ylw w00d,__________

And sorry I could not travel both _________________________________

And be one traveller, long I stood _________________________________

And looked down one as far as I could_________________________________

To where it bent in the undergrowth;_________________________________

Then took the other, as just as fair, _________________________________

And having perhaps the better claim,_________________________________

Because it was grassy and wanted wear; _________________________________

Though as for that the passing there_________________________________

Had worn them really about the same_________________________________

And both that morning equally lay _________________________________

In leave no step had trodden black. _________________________________

O, I kept the first for another day! _________________________________

Yet knowing how way leads on to way,_________________________________

I doubted if I should ever come back_________________________________

I shall be telling this with a sigh _________________________________

Somewhere ages and ages hence: _________________________________

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Two roads diverged in a wood, and I – _________________________________

I took the one less travelled by,_________________________________

And that has made all the difference._________________________________

Robert Frost (1874 – 1963)_________________________________

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MicropoetryWrite your own txt p0em.DirectionsMicropoetry was set up to encourage people to write creatively within the small amount of text space provided in social networks platforms like twitter and on our mobile phone SMS. Although your message may be limited in the amount of characters that you can use; your actual message content is unlimited in the amount of feelings, ideas, and emotions that you can express.

Write one poem containing no more than 160 characters (incl. spaces).Use as much as text lingo as you can.Use your creativity: “Upgrade poetry”.

TopicsMy path, my future. ‘Chosing directions’ or ‘longing for freedom’. On the next page you can find poems that can inspire you to write your own message.

CriteriaYour poem has to be read and understood by another pupil.Your poem has to have as much as text lingo as possible.

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Inspirational poems I left my picture on th ground wher u walk so that somday if th sun was jst right& th rain didn’t wash me awaU might c me out of th corner of yr i & pic me upEmma Passmore

Awokewashedcoffeetoasttrainworklunchworktrainhomepasta.putbinout.the lightofthesun,reflectedbythesurfaceofamoonfleckedwiththegreyshadowsofmountains,littheyardSharon Mann

50nn375 4r3 g00d f0r l337l33t c4n /b/3 u53d 4nywh3r3bu7 50nnet5 d1ff3ru51ng m0r3 4dv4nc3dl4ngu4g3 7h3y 0ff3r gr347p073t14l f0r l337 5p34k, m0r3 0pp3r7un1ty, pl3n7y 0f ch4nc3s 70 u53numb3r5 1n5734d 0f l3773r550nn375 4r3 g00d f0r l337. Stephen Johanns

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Phone Number Poetry DirectionsSome poetry forms, like haiku and tanka, invite the writer to come up with a specific number of syllables for each line of a poem. For fun, try using your phone number to help you select which words you will include in the ten lines of your number poem.

Start by writing your phone number vertically. Then use that number as your guide to precisely how many syllables can go on that line of your poem. So, for example, if your phone number just happened to be 780-555-1212, your poem would have lines of seven, eight, and ten syllables, then three lines with five syllables on each, followed by four lines that have a one syllable word followed by a two syllable word on the next line, etc. Zeroes will count as 10 syllables. See the sample below. 7 A New Year’s Resolution: 8 Avoid chocolate and other sweets 0 But, all things in moderation are good. 5 I bite into the 5 peppermint patty 5 the taste floods my mouth 1 not 2 guilty 1 no 2 regrets

Topics: Your phone number is part of your personal information, so your phone number poem should reveal something personal about you.In this number poem, try to express:

- your philosophy of life, - a source of inspiration, or - a passion in your life

Criteria: No specific figures of speech are required, but because you are very limited in the number of words and syllables you can use, you must select your vocabulary carefully.

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Teacher’s guide 16

M3SS4g3In deze handleiding vindt de docent:

- de verantwoording van deze les;- de doelen voor deze les;- het lesplan;- lijst van resources;- de antwoorden behorende bij het leerlingenboek ‘M3SS4gS’.

VerantwoordingDit lesplan combineert ‘poetry’ met ‘text messaging’.Wij leven in een tijd waarin communicatie onderhevig is aan nieuwe middelen en mogelijkheden. Deze middelen en mogelijkheden brengen een geheel nieuwe taal met zich mee: ‘text lingo’. Veel leerlingen in de klas zullen deze taal (deels) herkennen en gebruiken in hun dagelijks leven. Dit thema sluit aan bij hun belevingswereld en zal hun vocabulaire m.b.t. de Engelse taal verhogen. De link naar de Engelse taal cruciaal en zinvol.

Deze les hoopt de afstand tussen poëzie en ‘texting’ te verkleinen en de interesse in Engelse poëzie te vergroten.

Voor:Deze les is ontworpen voor jong volwassenen tussen de elf en negentien jaar. Het niveau is voor B1/C2 niveau samengesteld.. De les heeft een uitbouw naar boven (bladzijde 10 – the road not taken; Neuner D-niveau in de discussie). De instructie-afhankelijke leerlingen zullen ondersteuning vinden op bladzijden 7, 8 en 9. Daarnaast zullen ze meer begeleiding krijgen van de docent.

Door:Deze les is gemaakt in opdracht door John Mulders.13 november 2014

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DoelDe leerlingen kunnen een standpunt innemen in een discussie over mobiele telefoons en deze mondeling verantwoorden in een groep.

De leerlingen kunnen de voor- en nadelen van de spelling van text lingo benoemen.

De leerlingen kunnen minstens tien text lingo woorden vertalen naar standaard Engels en andersom.

De leerlingen kunnen het gedicht aan het begin van deze les - dat veel text lingo woorden bevat - vertalen (80 %).

De leerlingen kunnen een traditioneel gedicht vertalen naar text lingo.

De leerlingen kunnen een gedicht schrijven vanuit hun eigen belevingswereld (gerelateerd aan mobiele communicatie en met de beperkingen van hoeveelheid karakters).

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Lesplan:Pre-reading Countdown Zoek op: YouTube: txt msg countdown.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTtGgMDRueADeze film duurt vijf minuten. U kunt deze tijd aanpassen door verder te klikken.De leerlingen komen de les binnen. U kunt wellicht op het bord schrijven dat ze de tijd hebben om hun berichten op hun mobiele telefoons te controleren. Dit zal afhankelijk zijn van uw eigen wensen. U kunt er ook voor kiezen om enkel de laatste tien seconden aan te bieden.

Verantwoording: de leerlingen komen een sfeer binnen. Ze zullen opgewarmd worden voor de les waarin ‘text messaging’ de hoofdrol speelt en waarin ze de invloed van berichten versturen, zullen gaan erkennen.

Optioneel Fysieke warm up. U laat de leerlingen onderstaand gedicht lezen op het bord.

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Lees gedicht voor.

Deel boekjes uit.

While-reading:Leerlingen lezen zelf het gedicht.De leerlingen lezen het gedicht en maken de opdrachten op bladzijde 4. Mochten ze eerder klaar zijn, kunnen ze desgewenst werken aan bladzijde 10 (vertaal een ‘oud’ gedicht in deze text lingo stijl) of lezen op bladzijde 5 (hoe ontcijfer je text messages). Wanneer de meerderheid klaar is, volgt een korte bespreking. Mogelijke vragen kunnen zijn:

- Wat snap je? Wat snap je niet?- Wat bedoelt de schrijver?- Wat is haar boodschap?- Waarom sms-taal/text lingo?- Wat is het nut van text lingo?- Gebruiken de leerlingen zelf text lingo?- Snappen de leerlingen text lingo?

Bespreek met de leerlingen waar het gedicht volgens hen over gaat. Mogelijke antwoorden staan op bladzijde 24 van deze handleiding.

Post-readingLeerlingen maken en lezen bladzijde 7, 8 en 9. Wijs de leerlingen op afkortingen/abbrevations die dankzij ‘text messaging’ gemeengoed zijn geworden. De structuur van deze taal vraagt om kennis van Engelse woorden. Mochten de leerlingen eerder klaar zijn, dan kunnen ze werken aan bladzijde 5 en/of 10. Mogelijke antwoorden staan op bladzijde 24 en 25 van deze handleiding.

Leerlingen schrijven nu zelf een poem.De leerlingen kunnen n.a.v. eerdere oefeningen uit deze les zelf een gedicht schrijven. Wijs de leerlingen op hun creativiteit, het thema van het gedicht en de hulpmiddelen die ze mogen gebruiken. U kunt sommige leerlingen gebruik laten maken van de volgende sites. Deze kunnen behulpzaam zijn:

- http://ifaketext.com/ - http://transl8it.com/ - http://www.netlingo.com/acronyms.php - http://www.lingo2word.com/translate.php

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Wijs de leerlingen op de restrictie: niet meer dan 160 karakters (inclusief spaties). Op bladzijde 12 vinden ze andere gedichten ter inspiratie.

De leerlingen lezen elkaars gedichten.De leerlingen werken in tweetallen.

1. Ieder schrijft een gedicht in text lingo.2. De ander ontcijfert het gedicht.3. Daarna presentatie voor de klas... (Dit is optioneel.)

De leerlingen discussiëren over het thema.Afhankelijk van de tijd die u heeft voor deze les en de groep waarvoor u staat, kunt u een discussiekring organiseren waarin de leerlingen hun visie over dit thema laten zien/horen. De uitwerking van dit onderdeel vindt u op bladzijde 21 van deze handleiding. Het kopieerblad vindt u op bladzijde 22.

Afsluiting:Na deze discussie is het belangrijk om weer terug te komen op het gedicht.Benoem de rol van de ‘erasers’ in dit gedicht en leg de link naar text messaging. Benoem wat de leerlingen geleerd hebben in deze les: begrippen uit text messaging; een standpunt innemen rondom text messaging en de koppeling naar poëzie.

Optioneel De leerlingen kunnen een gedicht maken van hun eigen mobiele nummer. De instructie hiervoor is te vinden op pagina 13. Deze opdracht zou ook als huiswerk gegeven kunnen worden.

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Discussion taskTry to sit everyone in a circle for this discussion. You can cut out the questions of page 21 and the students take it in turn to pick a piece of paper and ask the question to the others. This way each student can be in charge of leading the discussion. Make it clear from the start that you are going to listen rather than lead the discussion. If you think it would be more appropriate you can give the questions to students to discuss in pairs. Give one question to each pair and set a time limit of two minutes then get them to pass the question on to the next pair.

- How has texting changed the way you communicate with your friends?

- If you don’t have a mobile phone do you think you communicate better with your friends and family?

- Texting is said to be more of a teenage pastime rather than an adult one. Why do you think this is?

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- Some English teachers are worried that texting will make young people poor at spelling and grammar. Do you agree? Why / Why not?

- If you don’t like using your mobile phone for texting why not? - Some teenagers find they can’t live without their mobile phone. Do

you think this is excessive or can you understand why? - What are the advantages of texting over making a telephone call?

These questions are on the next page for your lesson.

How has texting changed the way you communicate with your friends?

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If you don’t have a mobile phone do you think you communicate better with your friends and family?

Texting is said to be more of a teenage pastime rather than an adult one. Why do you think this is?Some English teachers are worried that texting will make young people poor at spelling and grammar. Do you agree? Why / Why not?

If you don’t like using your mobile phone for texting why not?

Some teenagers find they can’t live without their mobile phone. Do you think this is excessive or can you understand why?

What are the advantages of texting over making a telephone call?

Resources:http://www.poemhunter.com/

http://micropoetry.com/

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Text_messaging

http://ifaketext.com/

http://transl8it.com/

http://www.netlingo.com/acronyms.php

http://www.lingo2word.com/translate.php

http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/texting

http://www.notesfrommcteach.com/2010/03/txt-ptry.html

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AnswersWings I run as fast as I can.Trying to get away from the craziness.I hear them behind me“Hook up?” you ask.ErasersThe damned on earth.I stop at the end of the cliff and jump.The erasers have caught up to me and are clawing at my feet to pull me back down to hell. I unfolded my wings.Feeling the cool breeze go through my feathers.I fly.I am a mutant.But I am myself.

By Annalee.

Translate these text messages into wordsCUL See you later B4 BeforeLOL Laughing out loud THNX ThanksSMS Short message service J/K Just kiddingIDK I don’t know L8R Later

OMG Oh my God XOXO Hugs and kissesROFL Rolling on the floor

laughingGR8 Great

BRB Be right back YW You’re welcomeGTG Got to go PAW Parents are watching

Translate these words into text messagingAway from keyboard AWF Have a nice day HANDPlease text back PTB Talk to you later TTYLBest friends forever BFF Tomorrow 2MOROIn real life IRL Point of view POVThank you TY Bye for now B4NBy the way BTW I love you ILYDon’t care DC Tonight 2NITETender loving care TLC Whatever W/E

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The road not taken da rd nt tknTwo roads diverged in a yellow wood, 2 rds splt in a ylw wood,And sorry I could not travel both n sry i cld nt travl bothAnd be one traveller, long I stood n b 1 travlr long i stoodAnd looked down one as far as I could n lookd dwn 1 az far az i cldTo where it bent in the undergrowth; 2 whr it bent in da undrgrwthThen took the other, as just as fair, thn took da othr az just az fairAnd having perhaps the better claim, n hvn prhps da btr claimBecause it was grassy and wanted wear; cuz it was grassy n wntd wearThough as for that the passing there tho az 4 dat da pasn thrHad worn them really about the same had worn dem rly abt da sameAnd both that morning equally lay n both dat morning =y layIn leave no step had trodden black. in lvs no step had trodn bakO, I kept the first for another day! o i kpt da 1st 4 nothr dayYet knowing how way leads on to way, yet nowin how way lds on 2 wayI doubted if I should ever come back i dbtd if i shld evr cm bakI shall be telling this with a sigh i shall b telln dis w/a sighSomewhere ages and ages hence: somwhr ags n ags henceTwo roads diverged in a wood, and I – 2 rds splt in a wood n i - I took the one less travelled by, i took da 1 ls trvld by,And that has made all the difference.

n dat has md all da diff.Robert Frost (1874 – 1963)

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