General Secondary Education

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2,3

Welcome!

21st century activists

Plan

Warm up (10min)

Quiz / challenge (5min)

Writing (20min)

Presenting (20min)

Evaluation + reflection (5min)

Tasks

1: Writing

• Research 21st century activist.
• Write a short summary using past simple & present perfect.

2: Speaking

• Present your activist to another pair.
• Evaluate and give feedback 

Strategy: Watching & listening

1. Do you recognise anyone?

2. Who are they?

3. What is their cause?

4. What are their motivations?

21st century activists?

Activism

1. Which 21st century youth activists do you know of?

2. What are their motivations? 

Quiz - The Past

Test your knowledge and practise:

• Past simple
• Present perfect

Challenge - Idioms

• What is an idiom?
• What do they mean?
• Can you guess the correct answer?

Task 1: Writing

• Research one 21st century activist.
• Write a short summary about the activist.
• Upload to Google Classroom.

Include:

• Description of who the activist is.
• Describe their cause + why it is important.
• Include: pictures, maps, quotes, memes.
• 10 complete sentences using past simple + present perfect.

Tips

• Read the worksheet
• fill in the checklist

Checklist

Pitch Example...

Task 2: Presentation

Presentation:

• Present your activist to another pair.

• Minimum 30 seconds.
• Evaluate and give each other feedback.

Hand in:

• Record your speech using flipgrid

• Upload to google classroom.

Checklist:

Peer Evaluation:

Peer Evaluation

Lesson Review...

Review:

• Which was your favourite 21st century activist?
• Do you feel more confident using the past simple and present perfect?

Homework

• Complete the google form reflection by next lesson.