Femke van Schie & Mira Silvander
Short description
In this activity, students practice writing a short argumentative text on the topic: "Should cellphones be allowed in school?" After the class has agreed to write from a pro-cellphone (or non-cellphone) perpective, each student: (1) states their position and gives one positive argument for allowing cellphones; (2) adds a counterargument mentioning one possible problem with cellphones at school; and (3) responds to that counterargument, adds another supporting argument and finishes with a concluding sentence in favor of cellphones.
Contextualization
Target age: 11-12
Target language level: A2-B1
Location: indoors