June 17, 2022: Digital Detox

By the end of this lesson, students will be able to discuss and compare different cities based on various livability factors.

This activity uses a story to promote discussion and problem-solving skills. Students are put into small groups and given one paragraph of a story at a time. After reading each paragraph, the groups will discuss possible solutions or advice for the character in the story.

Staff at the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra have been requested to avoid the use of certain words related to gender. ANU’s Gender Institute issued a list of replacement terms for everyday words like ‘mother’ and ‘father’.

We’ll be using story dice again, but instead of using Dan Harmon’s Story Circle, we’ll be using a simplified version of “Nelson’s 9 Steps for Story Writing” to wrote short stories about travel adventures.

This lesson explores the process and challenges of preparing for travel while learning new, relevant vocabulary.