ELA40
Formal / Informal
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Sign inDEFINITION:
The formal style of writing is illustrated by more progressive vocabulary, longer, more intricate sentences and use of one instead of you. The informal style has less distance between the writer and the reader because the tone is more intimate than in a formal writing style. The informal style has features such as contractions, the use of the first and second person pronouns I and you, simpler vocabulary, and shorter sentences.
HOW TO:
The formal style is used and is appropriate for more formal occasions such as lectures, academic papers, or ceremonial addresses. An informal writing style is characterized by a relaxed and colloquial way of writing Standard English. It is the style used in most personal e-mail and in some business communications, nonfiction books of common interest, and mass-circulation periodicals. It is appropriate for informal essays and certain kinds of letters.
Everyday Use:
Formal and Informal style writing is used daily with emails,texts,letters,essays and more.
Standards
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.4.6 — Differentiate between contexts that call for formal English (e.g., presenting ideas) and situations where informal discourse is appropriate (e.g., small-group discussion); use formal English when appropriate to task and situation. (See grade 4 Language standards 1 here for specific expectations.)
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.2.E — Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms and conventions of the discipline in which they are writing.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.2.E — Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms and conventions of the discipline in which they are writing.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.4 — Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.1.D — Establish and maintain a formal style.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.1.D — Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms and conventions of the discipline in which they are writing.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.1.D — Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms and conventions of the discipline in which they are writing.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.3.A — Compare formal and informal uses of English
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.6.1.D — Establish and maintain a formal style.