First World Problems Read By Third World Kids – View & Respond

First World Problems Read By Third World Kids…

As the season takes full swing, my Language Arts/Writing classes will work on (7.SL.1) & (7.SL.5) common core speaking/listening standards with a view & respond about being thankful for what we have as well as learn about what others don’t have. The view & respond will be about an article I read on Huffington Post, “First World Problems Read By Third World Kids.” Students will began class with a bell work prompt about what “third world” actually means because some may not know that it means a group of underdeveloped nations of the world. The prompt will also include a question, list a few things that you may complain about or take for granted… I will be passing out a news story via Huffington Post. Along with that news story, students will have questions to answer before we begin classroom discussion. That handout can be viewed [here]. The class will then move to the viewing portion by watching this video [here]. Students will be prompted to actively watch by using the 5W’s (who, what, where, when, and why)… Students will be given about 5 to 7 minutes to answer the questions from the previously mentioned handout. Once students have completed the handout, I will open up the floor for discussion.