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7-0 Objectives & Sequence

Media
A New Brand of Politics Students engage in a discussion, practice vocabulary, and do a listening activity on a series of issues from the economy and distribution of wealth to voting and politics. Students watch a video interview with British comedian, Russell Brand. How to Start a Movement Discussion and listening. Students talk about and watch a video on the origin and success of social movements. The Hippies A documentary about the hippies has been cut into three parts. Students should look up listed vocabulary before viewing each part.

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A New Brand of Politics

Students engage in a discussion, practice vocabulary, and do a listening activity on a series of issues from the economy and distribution of wealth to voting and politics. Students watch a video interview with British comedian, Russell Brand.

How to Start a Movement

Discussion and listening. Students talk about and watch a video on the origin and success of social movements.

The Hippies

A documentary about the hippies has been cut into three parts. Students should look up listed vocabulary before viewing each part.

Reading
How Fair Trade Words Students research vocabulary and then paste paragraphs into gaps of an article about fair trade. Who Were the Hippies? Students must complete an article about the hippie movement with appropriate forms of vocabulary words. Feminist Movement Students research and answer comprehension questions related to Wikipedia’s article on the movement. Brandalism Discussion and reading. Students learn and read about a new social movement called "brandalism", a concept that merges the last unit's examination of graffiti and civility with this unit's focus on social change.

Reading

How Fair Trade Words

Students research vocabulary and then paste paragraphs into gaps of an article about fair trade.

Who Were the Hippies?

Students must complete an article about the hippie movement with appropriate forms of vocabulary words.

Feminist Movement

Students research and answer comprehension questions related to Wikipedia’s article on the movement.

Brandalism

Discussion and reading. Students learn and read about a new social movement called "brandalism", a concept that merges the last unit's examination of graffiti and civility with this unit's focus on social change.

Use of English
Social Movements A unit introduction discussion activity about the unit theme. ‘Wh’ Clauses Students practice noun clauses that contain question words as relative pronouns. Open Cloze: How Pencils Are Made An open cloze activity about the topic of how pencils are made. Phrasal Verbs Students learn and practice several phrasal verbs. Oral Presentation Students prepare 5-10 minute presentations describing a production process of their choice, for example, how coffee is made, how jeans are produced.

Use of English

Social Movements

A unit introduction discussion activity about the unit theme.

‘Wh’ Clauses

Students practice noun clauses that contain question words as relative pronouns.

Open Cloze: How Pencils Are Made

An open cloze activity about the topic of how pencils are made.

Phrasal Verbs

Students learn and practice several phrasal verbs.

Oral Presentation

Students prepare 5-10 minute presentations describing a production process of their choice, for example, how coffee is made, how jeans are produced.

Writing
Process Students practice describing process by watching a video about making paper and then describing the process of making pencils. Punctuation: Semicolons, colons, dashes, and parentheses A continuation of Unit - Bright Lights punctuation focus, in this exercise, students learn how to properly punctuate their writing with semicolons, colons, dashes and parentheses.

Writing

Process

Students practice describing process by watching a video about making paper and then describing the process of making pencils.

Punctuation: Semicolons, colons, dashes, and parentheses

A continuation of Unit - Bright Lights punctuation focus, in this exercise, students learn how to properly punctuate their writing with semicolons, colons, dashes and parentheses.

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