Skill: Reading
Topic: Identify some geographical / political / historical features of target language culture(s)
Mode: Interpretive
Level: Intermediate
Can-Do/Competency: I can identify the main idea and key information in short, straightforward informational texts (from newspapers or online articles) about a current political issue in the TL country.
Excerpt: Students read an article and write an outline on a political issue in a / the TL country.
Activity components:
A basic text written in the TL about a political issue in a / the TL country
Instructions to the teacher:
Find an article written in a simple, straightforward way about a political issue in a / the TL country. Distribute the article to the students and instruct them to prepare an outline of the article. They should identify the main point, sub-points, and locate evidence that is used in support of the points, etc. The goal is for the students to be able to read and understand the article sufficiently that they can outline the main points.
Instructions to students:
Your teacher has given you an article about a political issue in the TL country. For this assignment, you are to prepare an outline of the article. You should identify the main point, sub-points, and locate evidence that is used in support of the points, etc. The goal of the assignment is for you to be able to read and understand the article sufficiently as evidenced by the outline.