The Best New Way to Read? Novels Told Through Text Messages

The Best New Way to Read? Novels Told Through Text Messages

Published By: Wired, 8/18/2016

Summary: Stories told as a stream of text messages between the characters, delivered by story apps, are gaining in popularity (especially for YA horror/suspense). Texting has enabled the creation of a new genre, but the author points out similarities with older genres similarly defined by their delivery mechanisms.

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CSP Global Impact Learning Objectives/EKs:
EK 7.1.1A Email, SMS, and chat have fostered new ways to communicate and collaborate.
EK 7.2.1G Advances in computing as an enabling technology have generated and increased the creativity in other fields.

Other CSP Big Ideas:
1 Creativity

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