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EED112 Language as Social Practice
Essay Plan...
Chloe Wilcox Student No. 11334396
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Introduction
- State topic of discussion (How language and
literacy practices vary in our homes and
communities) - Introduce what I will be
discussing in the essay (context and purpose,
culture and gender) - Make the audience aware
that I will be briefly discussing the
implications this has on schooling.
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Body paragraph 1
- State what I am going to be discussing (How
language and literacy practices vary according to
context and purpose in our homes and
communities). - describe what influences context
and purpose have on how language and literacy
practices vary in our homes and communities. Talk
about register field, tenor and mode, Vgotzkys
theories of ZPD and scaffolding, meaning making
systems etc. - use examples and references to
back up argument.
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Body paragraph 2
- State what I am going to be discussing (How
language and literacy practices vary culturally
in our homes and communities). - Describe what
culture is. - describe what influences culture
have on how language and literacy practices vary
in our homes and communities. Talk about
behaviour, ethnocentrism, language barriers -
use examples and references to back up argument.
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Body paragraph 3
- State what I am going to be discussing (How
language and literacy practices vary according to
gender in our homes and communities). - describe
what influences gender have on how language and
literacy practices vary in our homes and
communities. Talk about how males and females use
language and literacy differently. - use
examples and references to back up argument.
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Body paragraph 4
- State what I am going to be discussing (How the
way in which language and literacy practices vary
according to purpose and context, culture and
gender in our homes and communities and what
implications this has on schooling). - discuss
the implications on schooling. Talk about purpose
and context, culture and gender in terms of what
effects this has on children and what teachers
should do etc. - use examples and references to
back up argument.
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Conclusion
- Summarize main themes of topic eg How context
and purpose, culture and gender influence how
language and literacy practices vary in our homes
and communities and what implications this has on
schooling. Tie ideas together.
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