Welcome! Please consider how your attitude affects your and other students' experiences of the lesson.
Be respectful, come prepared, and show interest to have the best possible educational experience.
Express your understanding of the culture war by writing about various examples
Vocabulary Exercise
The Consequences of Cancel Culture
Writing Exercise
🕒~20 minutes
✍️By yourself or together with a classmate, use your whiteboard to connect the vocabulary
🎯Connect the vocabulary to improve your vocabulary skills
Vocabulary
Appropriate
Weaponise.
Censorship
Accountability
Allegation
Suspended
Stifle
Humiliation
Banishment
Ostracism
Scapegoat
Polarism
Arbitrate
Defamation
Definitions
Forcing someone to leave a place and not come back.
A claim that someone did something wrong, usually without proof yet.
Suitable or right for a particular situation.
Being responsible for your actions and ready to explain or accept the results.
Temporarily stopping someone from doing something (like work or school) as a punishment or precaution.
A feeling of deep embarrassment or shame, often caused by someone else.
To turn something (like information or a tool) into a weapon to harm or attack others.
A person who is unfairly blamed for problems caused by others.
To stop or limit discussion or ideas from being expressed.
Excluding someone from a group or community on purpose.
Strong division into two opposing sides or opinions.
The act of blocking or controlling what people can say, write, or see.
To settle a disagreement by having a neutral person make a decision.
Saying false things about someone that harm their reputation.
Appropriate – Suitable or right for a particular situation.
Weaponise – To turn something (like information or a tool) into a weapon to harm or attack others.
Censorship – The act of blocking or controlling what people can say, write, or see.
Accountability – Being responsible for your actions and ready to explain or accept the results.
Allegation – A claim that someone did something wrong, usually without proof yet.
Suspended / Suspension – Temporarily stopping someone from doing something (like work or school) as a punishment or precaution.
Stifle (debate) – To stop or limit discussion or ideas from being expressed.
Humiliation – A feeling of deep embarrassment or shame, often caused by someone else.
Banishment – Forcing someone to leave a place and not come back.
Ostracism – Excluding someone from a group or community on purpose.
Scapegoat – A person who is unfairly blamed for problems caused by others.
Polarism – Strong division into two opposing sides or opinions.
Arbitrate – To settle a disagreement by having a neutral person make a decision.
Defamation – Saying false things about someone that harm their reputation.
🕒~10 minutes
✍️Watch the video The Consequences of Cancel Culture
🎯Develops your listening comprehension, vocabulary and understanding of the culture wars
🕒~40 minutes
✍️By yourself, write ~200-300 words @ Exam.net choosing the broad, narrow or deep paths. This is your exit ticket!
🎯Develops your writing skills and you will receive feedback on 1) your ability to describe the culture wars, 2) clarity of your explanations and 3) accuracy (spelling & grammar)
No exit ticket (your submitted text is)