Activity: Comparing newspapers from different countries

Date: Mon 28th January

Topic: “Diverse Perspectives on current headlines”

Place: School - Computer lab

Teams: 8 international teams (8 Students each team)

Result(s):

The attached worksheet. (see the results)

Activity Goals

• Critical thinking
• Gain social skills.
• Learn to work in teams.
• Improve English language skills.

Resources/Materials

• Newspapers from the 4 countries.
• The attached worksheet
• A computer for each team

 Procedure

• Students divided into 8 groups of 8 students. There was a coordinator teacher for each team.
• Each team got copies of the newspapers.
• A student from each country translated his/her headlines newspapers
• Students compared the newspapers.
• At the end of the activity, each team has to give the related worksheet to the teacher who was in charge of the team.
• A representative of each team presented the differences and similarities they found. See the results

 

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Worksheet: