Lose the textbook, baddies! This unit is all about decoding the lit lingo of the last 120 years. We'll be spillin' the tea on how slang shapes our world, from sus social media trends to fire wordplay. No cap, this is gonna be the most bussin unit ever.
 
If you don’t want to be skibidi ohio, you’ll grab this language arts unit and take your students through:
 
🗣️ Slang word lists from the 1900s to today!
 
🗣️ Slang Slam word dissections and vocab profiles (synonyms, antonyms, etymology, etc)
 
🗣️ Language conventions such as clipping, metaphors, acronyms and semantic shift.
 
🗣️ Become an architect of slanguage and create your own slang using language conventions. 
 
🗣️ Dive into the social motivations behind slang as well as how they are a sign of the times. 
 
🗣️ Explore how words evolve and create a word evolution timeline. 
 
🗣️ Decode slang in the digital age. Can emojis be legally binding? 
 
🗣️ Rewrite a news article using current slang. 
 
🗣️ Visually explore slang through graffiti 
 
🗣️ Play the Slang Slinger game to have a blast with 120 years of slang!
 
This sigma high interest ELA study has 11 lessons to engage your students (plus you’ll learn to decode what they’re saying as well!) Great for grades 5-10. Bruh - it’ll be fire!
 
Non refundable as links are sent immediately. 
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