W32D1 Reading

Introduction 

When you’re reading, characters in your story will talk to each other. There are two important things to remember about the way characters speak: dialect and register.

Dialect is language that is specific to a region or a social group.

Register is the way someone uses language in a certain situation. 

Formal register is when you are speaking properly. For example, when you are at school and speaking to your teacher or giving a speech in class, you will try to speak properly.

Informal register is when your are speaking with friends or family. This register uses abbreviation, hyperbole, slang, idioms, etc.

When you're reading, characters in your story will talk to each other. There are two important things to remember about the way characters speak: dialect and register.

 Dialects and Registers

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Practice 

In Your Journal: List books and/or characters that use dialects and/or registers. Share with your teacher or classmate.

 

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