texting

1. OBSERVE:

John McWhorter: Txtng is killing language. JK!! (13:48)

2. BUILD 

Collect:

• a cellphone
• a friend

Activity:

1. Find a partner.
2. Have the most sophisticated conversation you can through text messaging.
3. Make sure to show off your fluency in txt tlk.

Explore: 
Push yourself even more! Go on to Twitter and see how sophisticated text talk can get on Twitter. Copy and share the most sophisticated conversation you can find on Twitter.

3. SHARE

1. Upload a copy of your conversation.
2. Language is always changing and evolving to fit society’s needs. Explain how text talk is an example of language evolving. Then, explain how text talk is fitting our current society’s needs.