The US election, week 35-38

During these weeks you will learn about the US selection. You will work with election words, but also reading an article and listen to election materials. When you have gain this piece of knowledge you will write a message about the election. Finally you will say some sentences about one election topic.

Material

* Ipad 

Schedule

Week 34 - Introduction goals, NP, look at Unikum and start to work with planning

Week 35 - Work with election words (see links below) 

Week 36 - Work with reading and listening materials (see links below)

Week 37 - Write a message about one election topic

Week 38 - Hand in text here at Unikum after the first lesson. Second lesson - say some sentences from what you have written. 

Warm up

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziwYbVx_-qg (President Obama) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTAaH8wvUUg (44 presidents) 

Election words

http://www.stickyball.net/esl-vocab.html?id=495

 (words and explanations) 

http://www.englishpage.com/vocabulary/interactivelesson19.html (words with exercise)

Reading

http://graphics.wsj.com/elections/2016/facebook-likes/ (differences between republicans and democrats based on Fb-likes) 

http://pbskids.org/democracy/be-president/ (what it feels like to become a president)

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/us/elections/candidates-on-the-issues.html (what the candidates think about certain issues - MANDATORY! - choose one topic)

https://kids.usa.gov/president/index.shtml (poster on the US election) 

http://www.isidewith.com/elections/2016-presidential-quiz (vote and see yourself) 

Listening

https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=ok_VQ8I7g6I (explaining the US election) 

Läroplanskopplingar

Syfte

• tala och samtala i olika sammanhang,
• förstå innehållet i talad engelska och i olika texter,
• skriva text för olika syften, och
• reflektera över livsvillkor och kulturella företeelser i områden där engelska används.

Centralt innehåll

• Samtal om vardagshändelser och bekanta och aktuella ämnen.
• Samtal om egna tankar och upplevelser
• Talad engelska och texter från olika medier.
• Beskrivande och informerande texter som förekommer i vardagen, till exempel instruktioner och nyhetsartiklar.
• Berättande texter
• Beskrivningar och meddelanden.
• Människors livsvillkor, familjeliv och vardag i delar av världen där det engelska språket används.

Uppgifter

Writing - differences between Trump vs Clinton

You are going to write about at least two topics from below. Your task is to find out how Trump vs Clinton thinks and what they want to change. What’s the difference between the candidates and most importantly - what do YOU think about it? It is really important that your own thoughts are included in this assignment. When you are ready, you follow the response list at Showbie before you hand in your text at Unikum. 
Topics: * Abortion * Gun control * Health care * Economy (taxes) * Death penalty

Speaking - Say some sentences about your topic

You say some sentences about your topic you have written together with the rest of the group.