Engelska 9A - Protest culture and the USA now- v.4

The last few years have seen a lot of protests for various reasons. In the USA, there has been som unrest leading up to the inauguration of the new president on the 20th of january. We will discuss some of the many events that unfolded during the last weeks before the inauguration of the new president and vice president, and use this as a base for some of the tasks that we will do. The assessment this week will focus on your writing skills, as we prepare for the upcoming national test in writing. To finish off the week, you will work in small groups to organise a peaceful and impactful protest for a cause that you find meaningful.

Extra resources:

Quizlet with vocabulary from Gov. Schwarzenegger's speech about the insurrection at the Capitol: https://quizlet.com/562173817/governor-schwarzeneggers-message-following-this-weeks-attack-on-the-capitol-flash-cards/?x=1jqt

9A	MONDAY 11:50-13:50 (350 SO)	TUESDAY  8:30-9:40 (251 EN)	WEDNESDAY  8:30-11:50 (350 SO)	THURSDAY  8:30-9:50 (255 EN) 12:50-14:40 (350 SO)	FRIDAY  8:20-11:50 (255 EN)
Activities	-Introduction -planning & assessment   -The insurrection at the US Capitol: video + class discussion youtube.com/watch?v=QhtULpI3gKw&feature=emb_title   -Trump’s and Biden’s responses to the insurrection: mini-writing on Teams	- feedback on Monday's writing task.   - comparing two pictures - discussion + writing on Teams	- writing "A letter to connect".   - walkthrough of the writing marking   - extra work: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's speech	- group work: looking at the texts.   - re-work your own text.   - start of final project on protest culture	- group project: A peaceful protest
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