Texting creates a conversation which illustrates a narrative between two people. Even if this narrative or story is not particularly compelling, it still has meaning and creates a kind of history of a relationship.
MINE: I've included two of my recent conversations, one with my 14 year old son, and one with my BFF who lives in Montreal.
How are the conversations different? Consider content, language, style, tone.
THEIRS: Read at least part of this memoir-in-text.
Texting Memoir (note: there is some use of 'strong' language; you have been warned)
What do you notice? Is it the same as a traditional memoir? How does the text format change the content? Record your ideas in your writer's log.
YOURS: Next, take out your phone. Look at the conversations you have had recently in text form.
Choose one you are prepared to share...let's keep it school appropriate...and transcribe it in your writer's log.
- Write a paragraph reflecting on the content of the exchange.
- describe how it would be understood by someone other than the two people involved
- describe how significant the conversation is (e.g. meaningful, light, pointless, etc.)
What I noticed is that a) you are a very cautious mother when it comes down to Robbie (I think it was Robbie at least) and b)you diffinetly LOVE talking about Jane Austen/any novel that you read.
ReplyDeleteIt's also not the same as a traditional memoir due to the fact that a memoir is a memory that you are remebering, as opposed to this texting memoir where it is happening in the moment.
Also, when you talk to your best friend, you and her have more...how shall I say more...in-depth conversations such as about litature, books, your sons, and reasons wy you love books so much!
As opposed to, again, when you were talking to your son, you were trying to seem more like a typical parent/friend. Not like how you are with your Friend. That is not a bad thing though.