Reading, watching/listening and writing lesson week 37

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 5

Reading, watching and writing lesson week 37

Welcome to this total package class of today!

Lesson goals: 

• Students will evaluate the effectiveness of current measures against drug trafficking and develop logical, evidence-based recommendations for improvement.
• Students will write a formal advisory letter, practicing structured argumentation, the use of statistics to support claims, and formal tone appropriate for addressing government officials.
• Students will listen to a video or podcast related to drug trafficking in the Netherlands  and identify key points about the connection between drug trafficking, organized crime, and national security.

What do these pictures have in common?

Text 1

Please start reading the text about the Colombian drugslord 'Sodapuppy' or his real name Jean-Paul HB.  

What did this man do and why is this news so relevant to us?

Post-activity letter writing

Write an advisory letter to Pieter-Jaap Aalbersberg, the National Coordinator for Counterterrorism and Security (NCTV), presenting your analysis and recommendations on how to address drug trafficking in the Netherlands. Use current facts and figures to support your recommendations, and explain what measures are necessary to improve security and reduce the impact of drug-related crime.

Please check Classroom for all the details, lay-out, helpful video and criteria. 

Links for data

• https://www.government.nl/topics/drugs 
• https://www.government.nl/topics/drugs/international-effort-to-combat-drug-trafficking-and-other-forms-of-crime
• https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/jan/05/amsterdam-netherlands-drugs-policy-trade
• https://www.volkskrant.nl/dossier/nederland-narcostaat?referrer=https://www.google.com/#:~:text=Explosies%2C%20liquidaties%2C%20afpersing%2C%20onderschepte,wereldformaat%20in%20de%20internationale%20drugshandel.

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Link to formal letter writing video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mJC0RIspOo

What are your thoughts about today and why?