Elementary school teachers are supposed to have a B1 level of English (About 英検２級). One of the qualifications of this level is to be able to talk about social issues as well as use language creatively. Therefore, we will practice this today.
Goal:
Read and understand a newspaper article. Consider the issue of cultural appropriation
Let’s think
What would you call this outfit?
The above picture was taken from Kim Kardashian’s twitter.
Let’s practice
Discuss!
After answering some comprehension questions, let’s choose which discussion questions from the worksheet we will want to consider.
More things to consider
Cultural appropriation is borrowing fashion, objects, or trends from other cultures because it makes us look good or seem cool.
When is cultural appropriation acceptable and when is is not acceptable? Let’s look at some examples and consider it.
Skeleton Story
Listening and Writing
- Stand up and spread out
- James will read out a story, act out the lines as he reads it. If you do not understand, imitate students who do!
- James will repeat the story at a faster pace.
- Everyone writes the story using first letters as hints. (See below)
- Tell the story in pairs.
Iwwitf
Isabotgifom
Ipiu
Isotl
Aahh! Abfoahmitf.
Ili.
Wow! Iwfot!
Ifumpaqaic.
Oh no! Swc!
Itaar!
Based on Bilbrough, Nick. Memory Activities for Language Learning. Cambridge University Press
Writing and Presentation
Next, make a skeleton story of 5 to 7 sentences in groups and then read it to others.
Skeleton Story 1
Skeleton Story 2
Skeleton Story 3
Skeleton Story 4
Skeleton Story 5
Skeleton Story 6
Reflection
Write down what new language you became familiar with as a comment to this post.