Writing PrestigeA sorting and understanding exercise

Task #1 Sort these written works into the order in

which people generally value them Write a paragraph comparing the position of a

pair of items Explain why one is more valued that the other Write two more paragraphs comparing other

pairs

Task #2 Sort these written works into the order in

which you personally value them Write a paragraph comparing the position of a

pair of items Explain why one is more valued that the

other. Write two more paragraphs comparing other

pairs NB: Use different pairs to the ones you used in

Task #1

Short story

e.g. So Much Water So Close to Home

Business letter

Dear Sir/Madam,

Non-fiction book

e.g. The History of Geelong

Sentence written in Standard English

The cat sat on the mat

Text book for university students

e.g. Statistical Methods for Social Investigations

Text message to a friend

How r u

Formal essay

Macbeth is a lesson in rightful authority. Discuss.

Newspaper article

A horror weekend on the state's roads worsened overnight...

Screenplay

Avatar script

Advertising jingle

e.g. Coke is it

Play for the stage

West Side Story script

Novel

e.g.. Twilight

Sentence written in Non-standard English

The kat sit on matt

Single word in Standard English

eloquent

Single word spelt unusually

sereus

Paragraph expressing one idea

Poem

e.g. Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone...

Song lyrics

e.g. They got married early, never had no money...

Rambling paragraph

Email to a friend

Message on a social networking site

Romance novel

e.g. Promise Me Heaven

Mystery novel

Murder on the Orient Express

“Serious” novel

Of Mice and Men

Autobiography

The Autobiography of Malcolm X