Lesson Plans

A.4.03 – Critical Review of Newspapers

60 minutes

  • Using PowerPoint, the Tutor briefly explains the steps involved in critical thinking to support work with diverse communities and groups.
  • Following on from this presentation, the Tutor chooses one of the articles from the further reading lsit below and distributes one to each learner.
  • These are short opinion-piece articles.
  • The Tutor invites each learner to read the article and to highlight or underline only the ‘facts’ in the article.
  • Following on from this activity, the Tutor brings the whole group together to identify the facts in the article and to discuss the exercise.

 

Discussion

  • Using PPT slide 12, the Tutor introduces a question for group discussion – Why are Westerners expats, not migrants?
  • This will introduce to the learners some of the prejudice and bias we use in our language which we may not be aware of.
  • Through group discussion, learners are first asked to give their opinions on this topic.
  • The Tutor will note these opinions on a flipchart.
  • Next, the Tutor will invite learners to list strategies they will use to critically review and assess the validity of these opinions.
  • Again, the Tutor will note these strategies on a flipchart.


Projector and Screen or suitable blank surface; Laptop or Computer; PowerPoint Presentation slides; Copies of newspaper articles for all learners. Flipchart and markers.