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Students define the term slang, explaining its various social, historical, and racial contexts, so as to articulate when it can be appropriately used as a means of effective communication. They use their own personal slang lexicon, as well as their repertoire of formal language, to re-write texts, so as to creatively apply their learning to written practice.
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- 9th - 12th Grade
Students discuss and research slang expressions from the U.S., the United Kingdom, and Canada. They use the Web for their research and translate sentences from slang to standard English, while evaluating the effects of geography on English.
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- 11th - 12th Grade
Students examine the role of individual's in society and the part they play in the history of change via the world of different languages. They explore different linguistics of dialect and slang in the readings of "Dialects," "History of African-American English," "Board's Decision on Black English Stirs Debate," and "Talking the Talk."
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- 4th Grade
Students study a decade in history through its slang. They analyze a slang dictionary from the 1920's and read a primary source letter making use of the slang. They decipher the language and compare and contrast 1920's language with that of 1880's.
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- 4th - 5th Grade
Students identify the 1930's slang in the novel, Bud, Not Buddy. They compare it to modern slang and rewrite a section of the book using modern slang instead of 1930's slang.
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- 5th - 8th Grade
Students explore slang and Cockney Rhyming slang. Students examine standard English words and their meanings. They match words to their rhyming partner in examples of slang. Students write their own rhyming slang for people, places, and things.
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- 3rd Grade
Students study various common American slang terms. They create an original PowerPoint project illustrating their favorite slang terms. They present their PowerPoint project to the class, explaining each word and modeling the pronunciation.
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- 6th - 8th Grade
Students examine the term 'slang' after reading two stories, "'Cool' is your favorite word!" and "Bling bling makes it into dictionary". Students work on composing their own rhyming words and phrases after studying slang.
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- 6th - 12th Grade
Students explore the language of the Civil War time period. In this Civil War lesson, students work in groups to research the meanings of Civil War slang.
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- 3rd Grade
Students interview parents, friends and neighbors to find examples of slang terminology from previous decades. They write slang words and their definitions and chart current and previous appropriate slang on a poster.
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