Climate Schools Programme English lesson 1A

Last updated: 13 September 2024
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Analyse the language of climate change

This is English lesson 1A of the Climate Schools Programme. In these lessons the subject of climate change is a lens to explore communication, persuasive language and debate. Young people will engage with a lot of information on climate change. This lesson supports you to help them to understand the topic, analyse it and reach conclusions. These lessons do not require a scientific understanding of climate change and focus on English language techniques.

The lesson is designed to:

  • Develop analysis skills to identify persuasive writing techniques
  • Highlight bias in climate change reporting

This resource includes:

  • Climate Schools Programme lesson plan
  • Climate Schools Programme slide deck
  • Climate Schools Programme student worksheets

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Climate Schools Programme English lesson 1B

Promote research and argument building skills, develop debating skills and focus on careers.

Climate Schools Programme English intro lesson

Develop analysis skills to identify persuasive writing techniques and highlight bias in climate change reporting. 

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