Lesson CAA-9
Welcome! Please consider how your attitude affects your and other students' experiences of the lesson.
Be respectful, come prepared, and show interest to have the best possible educational experience.
Lesson goals
Learn how other students completed the assignment (the essay), discuss these, and follow the checklist.
Lesson activities
Student examples
Essay preparation
Experience chat
Student examples
Time: ~20 minutes
You are going to read two student examples to help you understand what the essay can look like and the expected levels
Read the two student examples and note strengths and weaknesses
Once done, share your notes with a classmate
We summarise our notes
Essay checklist
Time: next three lessons
Helps you prepare and structure your essay
You are writing an article for The Daily Globe, which hosts an annual essay writing contest and this year’s topic is cultural appropriation
The aim is to discuss the complex issues concerning the adaption to or mimicry of customs or practices from various cultures. The Daily Globe has distributed a background material - short stories written by the best-selling author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and a selection of articles from international magazines - to be read by contestants before submitting their work.
Title: Where is the line between cultural appropriation and appreciation?
Word count: at lest 400 words but no more than 800 words
Follow standard essay format and formal writing
Experience chat
Homework
No homework
Exit ticket
What progress did you make today?