{"id":3960,"date":"2026-10-06T11:30:02","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T15:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=3960"},"modified":"2026-10-06T14:15:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T18:15:08","slug":"analogy-lesson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=3960","title":{"rendered":"Teaching Formal vs Informal Language"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3960\" class=\"elementor elementor-3960\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a1c2920 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a1c2920\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73ff7f4\" data-id=\"73ff7f4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5960f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d5960f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.2 - 22-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"480\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/formal-vs-informal.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13700\" alt=\"Teaching Formal and Informal Language\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/formal-vs-informal.png 480w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/formal-vs-informal-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/formal-vs-informal-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/formal-vs-informal-24x24.png 24w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/formal-vs-informal-36x36.png 36w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/formal-vs-informal-48x48.png 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca60c42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca60c42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.2 - 22-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Some students naturally switch between formal and informal language; others need explicit practice and lots of examples. This post shares six classroom\u2011tested activities to help students recognize, sort, and use formal vs informal language in their own writing and speaking.<\/p><p>You can grab the printable handout that goes with these activities and use it for mini\u2011lessons, centers, or small\u2011group practice.<\/p><p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-section-id=\"1qu9yrc\" data-start=\"429\" data-end=\"460\"><img class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/14.0.0\/svg\/1f4e5.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udce5\" \/>\u00a0<strong data-start=\"1495\" data-end=\"1542\">Be sure to download the free lesson handout<\/strong>, which includes an activity-based guide for teaching the differences between formal and informal language, with practical tools, examples, and answer keys.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfc6c86 elementor-align-center elementor-widget 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Formal vs Informal Language Teaching Ideas<\/h2><h3>Activity 1: Recognizing formal vs informal language<\/h3><p>Start by helping students notice the differences between formal and informal language.<\/p><p>Create a simple T\u2011chart on an anchor chart or in student notebooks:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Left column:<\/strong> situations or categories (sentences\/phrases, abbreviations, slang, exclamations, vocabulary, point of view, contractions, active\/passive voice).<\/li><li><strong>Right columns:<\/strong> examples of formal and informal language.<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-efb245f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"efb245f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-15b469a\" data-id=\"15b469a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b24730 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2b24730\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/writing\/formal-informal\/teaching-formal-vs-informal-writing-3.webp\" title=\"\" alt=\"Formal vs Informal Language Teaching Ideas\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-047a259\" data-id=\"047a259\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b34fc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b34fc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You might model a few pairs like:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Sentences\/Phrases<\/strong><ul><li>Formal:\u00a0<em>We will see you in February when you are in Connecticut.<\/em><\/li><li>Informal:\u00a0<em>See you.<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Abbreviations<\/strong><ul><li>Formal:\u00a0<em>For your information\u2026<\/em><\/li><li>Informal:\u00a0<em>FYI<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Grammar\/Slang\/Colloquialisms<\/strong><ul><li>Formal:\u00a0<em>going to<\/em><\/li><li>Informal:\u00a0<em>gonna<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-088dd8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"088dd8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"text-align: justify; color: #4a474b; font-family: Comfortaa, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;\">Students can fill in missing examples, sort phrases into the correct column, or create their own pairs. This makes the abstract idea of \u201cformal vs informal\u201d concrete and visible.<\/span><\/p><h3>Activity 2: Situations that Call for Formal vs. Informal Language<\/h3><p>Next, connect language choices to real\u2011life situations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-bea534b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bea534b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-41fb9d6\" data-id=\"41fb9d6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae93bd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ae93bd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/writing\/formal-informal\/teaching-formal-vs-informal-writing-2.webp\" title=\"\" alt=\"Formal vs Informal Language Teaching Ideas\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc9d18f\" data-id=\"dc9d18f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0060a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0060a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Create a T\u2011chart labeled <strong>Formal<\/strong> and <strong>Informal<\/strong>. Ask students to brainstorm texts or situations that belong in each column. You can start with a list like:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Possible formal situations\/texts:<\/strong><ul><li>legal documents<\/li><li>reports<\/li><li>talking to superiors<\/li><li>informational pamphlets<\/li><li>public speaking<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Possible informal situations\/texts:<\/strong><ul><li>personal emails<\/li><li>social media posts<\/li><li>text messages<\/li><li>conversation with friends<\/li><li>advertising (depending on tone)<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6903909 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6903909\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Have students sort these into the chart and explain their reasoning. This helps them see that \u201cformal vs informal\u201d isn\u2019t about right or wrong\u2014it\u2019s about choosing the right tone for the audience and purpose.<\/p><h2>Activity 3: Sorting passages by formal vs informal language<\/h2><p>Give students short passages and ask them to decide whether each one is formal or informal and why.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f2ae2de elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f2ae2de\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e1e6be8\" data-id=\"e1e6be8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0009df7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0009df7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/writing\/formal-informal\/cards.webp\" title=\"\" alt=\"Formal vs Informal Language Teaching Ideas\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd4fb26\" data-id=\"dd4fb26\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27577cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27577cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For example:<\/p><ul role=\"list\"><li><p><strong>Passage 1 (informal):<\/strong> <em>Hi,<\/em> <em>We went to Boston for the weekend. Lots to tell you.<\/em> <em>See ya soon!<\/em><\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Passage 2 (formal):<\/strong> <em>Dear Melissa,<\/em> <em>My family and I went to Boston for the weekend. I am looking forward to telling you about our trip when I see you.<\/em> <em>Sincerely,<\/em> <em>Beth<\/em><\/p><\/li><\/ul><p>Have students highlight clues: greetings, closings, vocabulary, slang, contractions, emotional tone. Then discuss how those choices change the feel of the writing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-849970b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"849970b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f0526df\" data-id=\"f0526df\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1300ca3\" data-id=\"1300ca3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22072bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22072bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Activity 4: Sequencing variants from casual to formal<\/h3><p>In this activity, students take several ways of saying the same thing and order them from least formal to most formal. Answers may vary, which makes the discussion rich.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3710a75 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3710a75\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f693795\" data-id=\"f693795\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dee7d03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dee7d03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/writing\/formal-informal\/teaching-formal-vs-informal-writing-5.webp\" title=\"\" alt=\"Formal vs Informal Language Teaching Ideas\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1642dc9\" data-id=\"1642dc9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-451945f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"451945f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Set 1 \u2013 Ways of saying good\u2011bye:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Take it easy.<\/li><li>I\u2019m out of here.<\/li><li>I gotta hit the road.<\/li><li>See you later.<\/li><li>Have a nice day.<\/li><li>I look forward to our next meeting.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Set 2 \u2013 Ways of saying congratulations:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Congratulations on your well\u2011deserved success.<\/li><li>You rock!<\/li><li>So pleased to see you accomplishing great things.<\/li><li>Nothing can stop you now.<\/li><li>Keep up the great job!<\/li><li>Way to go!<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b145bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b145bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ask students to explain why they placed each phrase where they did. This helps them think about subtle shifts in tone, not just \u201cformal vs informal&#8221;.<\/p><h2>Activity 5: Comparing passages from literature<\/h2><p>Use short excerpts from familiar novels to show how authors choose tone and formality.<\/p><p>For example:<\/p><ul role=\"list\"><li><p>An excerpt from <strong>The Secret Garden<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li><p>An excerpt from <strong>Alice in Wonderland<\/strong><\/p><\/li><\/ul><p>Guide students with questions like:<\/p><ul role=\"list\"><li><p>Are the sentences mostly long or short?<\/p><\/li><li><p>Is the vocabulary more formal or more casual?<\/p><\/li><li><p>Is grammar standard, or are there fragments and playful language?<\/p><\/li><li><p>Are contractions used?<\/p><\/li><li><p>Do you see exclamation marks or idioms?<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p>Students can decide whether each passage feels more formal or informal and explain which features led them to that conclusion. This connects the concept to real reading.<\/p><h2>Activity 6: Changing informal sentences to formal ones<\/h2><p>Finally, give students informal sentences and ask them to rewrite them in a more formal tone.<\/p><p>Examples:<\/p><ul><li><em>Just dropped by to say we\u2019re leaving at 4.<\/em><\/li><li><em>Thanks a lot.<\/em><\/li><li><em>Heard from him lately?<\/em><\/li><li><em>You don\u2019t hafta do that.<\/em><\/li><li><em>I\u2019m getting tired of this mess.<\/em><\/li><\/ul><p>Students can work individually or in pairs, then share their revisions and discuss which changes made the biggest difference (greetings, complete sentences, vocabulary, removing slang, etc.).<\/p><p>These six activities build from recognition to application, helping students understand not just what formal and informal language look like, but when and why to use each.<\/p><blockquote><p>\ud83d\udc49Get the printable version of these activities.<\/p><\/blockquote><p>You can use the handout as a companion to this post. 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