Name:___________________________________ Period:_____ Assigned: 2/20/20

Writing Reflection: Language Registers

Based on the video we watched in class, write a 3-paragraph essay reflection. Come to
class tomorrow ready to discuss your essay. Make sure to include the following in your
writing:
❏ Compare and contrast the casual and formal registers as you heard them in the
video.
❏ Compare to experience: compare and contrast the different registers in the video
to other things you have heard or read.
❏ Compare to self: compare registers to your own speaking and writing.

Rubric:
6 points 4 points 2 points 0 points

Compare Registers were Registers were Registers were Different

and compared and compared and identified but registers
contrast contrasted to each contrasted, but were not were not
formal and other with little or no compared to mentioned
casual supporting supporting each other
registers evidence evidence was
given

Compare to Registers are Registers are Personal Personal

experience thoughtfully compared to experience is reading or
compared to personal discussed but is speaking
previous readings experience, but not compared to experience
and speaking little thought is casual or formal is not
experience given. registers mentioned

Compare to Personal speaking Personal Personal Personal

self and writing is speaking or speaking or language
thoughtfully writing is writing is register is
critiqued and critiqued and considered but not
compared to casual compared to not compared to considered
and formal casual and casual and
registers formal registers formal registers