Hypothesis: Text messaging is a different language in comparison to formal writing
Introduction: State hypothesis and summarise features by summarising how text messaging is different in comparison to formal writing
Paragraph 1: State how text messaging introduced abbreviations, homophones (you and u, ect) and omissions
Paragraph 2: Explain ways text messaging can give off elements of speech (tone = caps/ exclamation marks, paralinguistics = emojis, ect. At the end “therefore text messaging is closer to speech than formal writing” use that to go on to next paragraph
Paragraph 3: State how formal writing is further away from speech than text messaging
Conclusion: Summarise the essay and give some reasons to why text messaging is different to formal writing
**HAS TO BE ABOVE 1000 WORDS**