Part One: Warm Up
Discuss the following questions with your partner(s).
- What are some things you like about your local community? Why?
- If there were changes being made in your community that you disagreed with, how would you make sure your voice was heard by the community?
- Are there some changes you wish would happen in your community? If so, what are they?
Part Two: Reading
In this lesson, you will read an email about a community issue.
Open the exercise and follow the instructions.
Exercise
Part Three: Further Discussion
- Do you agree or disagree with Amara? Why?
- How do you think Nelly should respond to Amara’s message?
- Have any similar issues to those Amara discussed in the email happened in a place that you have lived? If so, tell your partner(s) about it. If not, what community issues have you experienced?
- What are some other problems connected to losing green spaces in a city?
- How would you feel if the mayor or leader of your city or town made decisions without the public's approval?