:Text Message
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Approach:  Station
Level: Year 8
Focus:  Using abbreviations effectively.
Resources: Picture.

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Questions/instructions:
Pretend you got this text message on a cellphone:
GNG 2 MCD 4 T @6PM. WNT 2 GO 2?
The text message says:
We are going to McDonalds for tea at six o'clock.
Do you want to go too ?
Write this as a text message to send back.
Yes, but I will be late.I will see you at seven o’clock. Is that okay?

% responses
y8
Content retained:
I want to come
92
I’ll be late
91
I plan to be there at 7
93
Is that OK?
93
Degree of compression
(only for parts that are included):
very compressed
32
moderately compressed
48
slightly compressed
12
other response
8
Total score:
7
29
6
47
5
14
<5
10

Commentary:
This is an example of a task that may not have been taught at school, but is within the experience of many students. Students had high success in retaining the key elements of the message, but only one third achieved a very compressed message.
Year 8 - High Range
Year 8 - High Range
 
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