Formal vs Informal Language - Teaching Bundle

Would you wear your swimsuit to a sports game? What about a formal gown in space?

Use this funny and engaging teaching pack (with multiple activities) to help your students practice and build upon their knowledge of formal and informal language registers!

The lesson implementation materials also provide helpful suggestions for how to relate this topic to dialects and nonstandard English. If your students still need help understanding why they need to dress up their language in certain contexts, or if your students have a hard time avoiding shibboleths like ain't, then this is definitely the teaching pack for them!

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This bundle includes both my intro lesson on formal vs. informal language (with slides and guided notes) and my printable manipulatives activity on the same topic. If you buy both resources here instead of purchasing them as singles, you save 20% on your total purchase!

Consider following up these activities with this freebie from Readzilla:

• Formal vs. Informal Language Worksheet - FREEBIE

Resources Included With This Download:

• Google Slideshow lesson with engaging images, transitions, and prompts (16 slides)
• Guided Notes for students: one-page, double-sided (PDF)
• Lesson Plan and Implementation Suggestions, including important guidelines about addressing dialects/nonstandard English varieties (PDF)
• Manipulatives instructions and printable cut-outs. 24 unique tiles to sort! (PDF)
• Answer key for activity (PDF)