essay writing polarization

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 6

Period 3: Writing a problem-solving essay

Week 9 and 10

Objectives

1. You have gained 

more insight 

in the concept of 

Polarization.

2. You can recognise 

polarization 

in different areas 

and understand 

what is important 

to address it. 

3. Test week prep.

First a little test: what do you think?

Most Republicans think more should be done to keep guns out of the hands of bad people.

True

False

Most Republicans think both racism and sexism still exist in America.

True

False

Most Democrats think that law abiding citizens should have the right to bear a gun.

True

False

Most Republicans think that Trump is NOT a flawed person.

True

False

Most Democrats want completely open borders.

True

False

Mind the 'disagree' behind the 'open borders' and 'right to bear firearms' statements.

In the next video we learn about the perception gap.
While listening, write down its causes and what possible solution is presented.

Think back of a conversation , a lesson, a family dinner, a situation at work or something you saw in the news, which was polarizing. Why so (was it the topic, the tone, the people involved or)? Use keywords.

Read the article on the next slide. Which insight do you think to be most helpful? Why? 

https:

Which of the tips from the article to have a productive and civil conversation on a polarizing topic do you think to be most effective?

Ditch the deficit model and approach conversations with the other person’s background in mind

Actively listen and acknowledge the views and feelings of the other person

Use personal stories to increase the potential for changing opinions

Read this article on Dagenham: one of the U.K.’s worst affected area throughout the Covid pandemic. Answer the questions in the next slide.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/how-detroit-u-k-went-thriving-suburb-covid-hotspot-n1258718

1. Explain in what sense Dagenham can be called a polarised community according to the text.
2. Why has Dagenham become this polarised?
3. What possible solutions can YOU think of in order to make Dagenham less polarised?

A final assignment to practise you essay writing skills. 

The topic is How can participating Western countries help to garantee save and humane working conditions for Qatar' s work immigrants preparing for World Cup 2022? Write your essay in slide 26 from this lessonup,

If you need some more input before writing, read

 

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/world-cup-2022-qatar-s-workers-slaves-building-mausoleums-stadiums-modern-slavery-kafala-a7980816.html

and/or

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/feb/23/revealed-migrant-worker-deaths-qatar-fifa-world-cup-2022

and/or watch one of the videos on the next slides.

Write a final essay to practise your skills on: How can participating Western countries help to garantee save and humane working conditions for Qatar' s work immigrants preparing for World Cup 2022? (250-300 words)

If you like to read some more on polarization:

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-social-media-makes-us-more-polarized-and-how-to-fix-it/

https://www.vox.com/recode/21534345/polarization-election-social-media-filter-bubble