A group called Rising Tide made a plan to tell the people who make rules that they should ask for money when they send coal to other places. They also want the people who make rules to stop saying yes to digging up more coal. The boss of Australia says he wants to help stop the earth from getting too hot, but his people still said yes to more places to dig up coal. Some young people, even a kid who is still in school, were brave and got in trouble with the police because they want a clean world to live in when they grow up. This happened right before a big meeting where people from all over the world talk about how to stop the earth from getting too hot.
Original news source: Climate protest: More than 100 arrested at world's largest coal port (BBC)
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Group or Classroom Activities
Warm-up Activities:
– Word Association
Instructions: In this activity, students will take turns saying a word that they associate with the article. For example, if one student says "coal," the next student might say "energy." The goal is to build a chain of related words. Encourage students to explain their associations if necessary.
– Vocabulary Pictionary
Instructions: Divide the class into pairs. Give each pair a set of vocabulary words from the article. One student will choose a word and draw a picture to represent it, while the other student tries to guess the word. After a certain amount of time, switch roles. This activity helps reinforce vocabulary and comprehension skills.
– Headline Creation
Instructions: In groups, students will create a headline for the article. The headline should capture the main idea or theme of the article in a concise and attention-grabbing way. After each group presents their headline, have a class discussion about the different perspectives and ideas presented.
– Think-Pair-Share
Instructions: After reading the article, have students think individually about a question related to the topic, such as "Why do you think it's important to stop the earth from getting too hot?" Then, pair students up and have them share their thoughts with each other. Finally, have a class discussion and allow students to share their ideas with the whole group.
– Two Truths and a Lie
Instructions: In this activity, each student will come up with two true statements and one false statement related to the article. They will take turns sharing their statements with the class, and the rest of the class will try to guess which statement is the lie. This activity encourages reading comprehension and critical thinking skills.
π€ Comprehension Questions:
They got in trouble with the police because they were trying to stop big boats at a place where they dig up coal.
They were trying to stop the big boats from taking the coal to other countries.
They are worried about the earth getting too hot and want the people who make rules to do something to help.
They used small boats and swam to block the big boats.
Australia sends a lot of coal to other countries.
The group called Rising Tide wanted the people who make rules to ask for money when they send coal to other countries and to stop saying yes to digging up more coal.
Some young people got in trouble with the police because they want a clean world to live in when they grow up and were trying to stop the boats from taking the coal.
π§βοΈ Listen and Fill in the Gaps:
Many people got in trouble with the police because they were trying to stop big boats at a place where they dig up coal and it to countries. They did this because they are worried about the earth getting too hot and want the people who make rules to do something. They used small boats and swam to block the big boats. Because of this, a lot of coal stayed in Australia. Australia sends a lot of coal to other places and uses it to make electricity. A group called Rising a plan to tell the people who make rules that they should ask for money when they send coal to other places. They also want the people who rules to saying yes to digging up more coal. The boss of Australia says he wants to help stop the earth from getting too hot, but his people still said yes to more places to dig up coal. Some young people, even a kid who is still in , were brave and got in trouble with the police because they a clean world to live in when they grow up. This happened right before a big meeting where people from all over the world talk about how to stop the earth from getting too hot.
π¬ Discussion Questions:
1. What do you think about people trying to stop big boats at the place where they dig up coal?
2. How would you feel if you were in a small boat and swimming to block a big boat?
3. Do you like the idea of asking for money when sending coal to other places? Why or why not?
4. What do you think about the people who make rules saying yes to digging up more coal?
5. How would you feel if you were a kid in school and got in trouble with the police for wanting a clean world?
6. Do you think it's important to talk about how to stop the earth from getting too hot? Why or why not?
7. How would you feel if you were the boss of Australia and wanted to help stop the earth from getting too hot?
8. What is Rising Tide and what do you think about their plan?
9. How would you feel if you were one of the young people who got in trouble with the police for wanting a clean world?
10. What do you think about Australia sending a lot of coal to other places and using it to make electricity?
11. How would you feel if you were at the big meeting where people from all over the world talk about how to stop the earth from getting too hot?
12. Do you think it's important to have a clean world to live in when you grow up? Why or why not?
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