- Oral presentation: Learners will share their description and opinions with
the class; learners will evaluate the speaker using Toastmaster guidelines.
- Reading, writing and responding (Independent Study).
- Learners will select a newspaper or magazine article. Write two paragraphs:
one summarizing the event/issue; the second their opinion, reaction, etc.
(#8). Print and post on the bulletin board. Present their current event to
the class. Discuss.
- Writing, viewing, listening, responding, locating information,
identifying continents, countries, place names
- Select a news item from the newspaper, the TV, video, or radio. Read and
discuss the main idea and details. Have the learners do the following:
- Write the main idea on a slip of paper. Pin the paper under the appropriate
heading (Local, National, International) located next to a world map on the
bulletin board.
- Use a stick pin to identify the source of the item on the map.
- Tie a long string around the stickpin and tack it to the slip of paper.
The source of the news item is now linked to the event/issue that is happening
in the world. Learners respond positively to this visual approach. Questions
that arise during discussions usually result in research skills such as using
an atlas, a globe, or other sources.