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Beacon Lesson Plan Library: Formal or Informal? Lesson PlanBeacon Lesson Plan Library: Formal or Informal? Lesson Plan
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Beacon Lesson Plan Library: Formal or Informal?

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Start talking trash with your elementary English class! Then lead a discussion comparing formal and informal language. Divide the class into groups to answer a questionnaire and analyze a set of sentence cards to analyze. This is a cool cooperative opportunity to help address Common Core standards with your fourth graders!

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CCSS: Adaptable

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formal language, language registers, slang words

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formal language, slang, english language arts

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Common Core

L.4.3.a L.4.3.c

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