Pop Culture Module 1 Dear Mr President...what about us?

Pop Culture Module 1 Dear Mr President...what about us?

Introduction

1. What are the songs about?

2. Which questions are raised and why?

3. What do you know about the problems in the world?

4. Are they the governments' responsibilty or are you, as an individual, responsible as well?

4. What would you like to know more about?

Pink - Dear Mr. President

Pink - What About Us

Goals of this project

1. Enhance your English proficiency

2. Become an informed world citizen

3. Work on your research skills

 

Nickelback - When We Stand Together

Steps

1. Choose a topic you want to investigate

Social/Cultural

Political

Natural

Ecological

2. Design a reseach question

There are different types of research questions:

  • Descriptive questions:
    You research a person or situation and give a description
  • Comparative questions:
    You compare/contrast different situations/people
  • Clarifying questions:
    You try to find an answer to the question(s): 'How come ...?' 'Why..?'
  • Judging or evakuative questions:
    You judge a certain situation/person
  • Predictive questions:
    You investigate what the future might look like

3. Create a plan

                                                                                                4. Investigate sources

                                                                                                5. Create final product

Sources

Use at least the following sources:

A) 1 documentary

B) 1 book/text

C) 1 Interview

D)  .................

Final Product

1. Digital Window

A. Topic

B. Reseach question

C. Plan

D. Sources used

E. Dictionary E-E

F. Video

Example Jelle & Boaz