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Today's Game Plan:

  • Review further oral activity assessment & turn in preferences
  • Read pages 1-19 of Feed
  • Analyze language & culture

Today's Learning Targets:

  • Analyze the impact of language changes (for example, the impact of electronic communication on meaning or the creation of new words from teenagers and teenage group culture).

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Further Oral Activity Preferences

On your index card, please do the following:

Your name:

Your period:

Choice one: (Include activity and activity date)

Choice two: (Include activity and activity date)

Please indicate if you want to both an advertisement presentation and a shared inquiry discussion.

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Language and Culture

Word or phrase, page number

Meaning or associations in reader's culture

Definition of word/phrase according to text

What does the word/phrase tell readers about the characters' identity and/or culture?

Null (3)

dull, null=nothing, zero

boring

teenagers, they use slang

unit (3)

math, measurement, machine

a way to refer to someone, a nickname, mate, bro

more technologically advanced society, perhaps the people aren't fully human

Feeds (3)

eating, food, news feed, twitter feed,

something that gives info, people aren't in control of it

advertisements are the norm, people constantly connected

meg (6)

nutmeg, name, mega, megabyte

super, a lot, very

their world is full of technology, their words are associated with it

Bonesprocket (6)

bone, sprocket, piece of machinery

party pooper, lame

technologically driven

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Language & Culture

Word or phrase, page number

Meaning or associations in reader's culture

Definition of word/phrase according to text

What does the word/phrase tell readers about the characters' identity and/or culture?

Null (3)

dull, null=zero, nothing

bored

teenage slang, being bored is associated "nothingness" "void"

Unit (3), unette

basic unit, measurement, army, police

person, nickname, bro, dude (dudettes)

robotic, technologically advanced culture

Feed (3)

eat, animal, news feed, feedback, twitter feed, facebook feed

something that gives info

advertising is part of their daily life,

nougat (4)

candy filling

candy filling

meg (6)

megabyte, mega-watt (huge)

super, a lot, strong

electronics have a strong presence in their lives

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Language & Culture

Word or phrase, page number

Meaning or associations in reader's culture

Definition of word/phrase according to text

What does the word/phrase tell readers about the characters' identity and/or culture?

Null, (3)

dull, null=zero

bored

teenage slang

Unit (3), unette

math/science, number, measurement, a part of something bigger, police units

bro, dude

developed technologically, smarter,

Feeds (3)

news feed, twitter, feed, eating

something that gives information

a more advanced version of today's feeds, teens are dependent on it.

Youch (5)

ouch, pain

good-looking, hot, cute, available

possible that the girls actually bring the guys pain...

download (5)

receive something from the computer, internet

sharing, receiving (not just an individual act)

constant company is important, social interaction is technologically related

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Language and Culture

Word or phrase, page number

Meaning or associations in reader's culture

Definition of word/phrase according to text

What does the word/phrase tell readers about the characters' identity and/or culture?

"shit-all" (3)

shit, all

nothing

teenage, informal

Null (3)

null=zero (math), dull

bored

nothingness, void- something the characters fear

Feeds (3)

news feed, twitter feed, eating

something that gives you information

there is something present that is constantly giving info

Unit (3), unette

a group, technology, a part of whole, math/science term, measurement

bro, dude, friend

culture is filled with technology

Lo-grav (3)

low gravity

low gravity, fun thing! place, fun activity

futuristic activities, they can go to the moon for spring break

Meg (6)

mega, mega-watt, mega-pixel, a unit

a lot

abbreviation, technology driven vocabulary

bonesprocket (6)

sprocket, gear, bonehead

idiot,

technological, machinery term, roboti