Sort these tweets into categories - what is their purpose? Once you have done this, use the pen tool to annotate and analyse the features used to suit the purpose, intended audience and context of each tweet.
Prompt Questions
What is the purpose of this message?
Who is the intended audience?
What form of communication is it?
How has the 21st Century influenced the way that the author/sender uses language?
What do you notice about sentence structure?
What do you notice about standard and non-standard constructions used?
What do you notice about lexis?
How is the text organised (discourse)?
Are there any implied meanings (pragmatics)?
What do you notice about graphology?
What do you notice about the register used?
Are there expected norms of behaviour or methods of communicating in this form of writing?