Sometimes a photo of a class handwritten card can speak a thousand words. When my Instructional Assistant was ill and couldn't come to class, I decided to give students an opportunity to send a group message to their well-loved co-teacher Auriel. I started the writing by drawing a giant heart on the class whiteboard and writing Auriel's name and a brief message. About half the class participated by writing their own English messages and showed that they knew something of our shorthand way of communicating with a bunch of 'xoxo's. A few students signed their names, too.
There were only two misspellings: 'helthy' and 'healthe.' The expression 'Stay helthy' also didn't quite make sense because the instructor was sick. Notice the use of 'Get better' - 'Get well soon' (repeat) - 'I hope good healthe for you' and 'I miss u so much, Miss you, Come back soon, I hope you feel well.
Instagram, sort of!
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