Thelenberg 2011 12
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- Read the two articles on the worksheet and answer the question: "How much do looks count today?"
- A useful method to read, mark and annotate texts can be found here: Reading and Marking techniques - SQ3R Method
Choose one of the two cartoons for your analysis!
- Cartoon 1
- Cartoon 2
- Useful vocabulary: Working with Cartoons
- Take notes on this feature on plastic surgery performed on teens in the USA! (Motives, views and attitudes, effects and problems covered by this video clip ...!)
- Prepare a short talk based on these notes. As a conclusion, it should include your personal opinion.
- Before you answer the questions:
Basic Skills & Information
- Information on homework and oral grades
- Working with Cartoons
- Answering qestions on the text:
- [Q11 Englisch/Thelenberg 2011 12/Starting a paragraph|Starting a paragraph]]
- Starting an Essay/Comment
Reasons for Plastic Surgery
Men:
- want to have more success in jobs
- want to attract younger women
- want to have an image of vitality
- makes them feel better
- to look more attractive
- to get attention from other people
- to look young, fit, with good reactions and professional
- to bring out their character
- to prevent prejudice
Women:
- to look like the women in the media
- everybody does it
- prices go down
- feels good to get told that they look good
- to improve their self-confidence
- to remind themselves of the good times
- people don´t like themselves because they are brainwashed by the media
- to be more attractive to men
- to get better job chances
- youth shows fertility
- to wear the newest dresses ( fashion ) ????????
Obesity
- Obesity: presentation of talk on slideshare
Talks on "The cults of youth and body in the USA"
- The other side: Obesity in the USA (2 pupils)
- statistical facts, dangers, problems
- causes of obesity and possible solutions, programmes fighting obesity
- Start here!
- Body Cult: Going to the gym (1 pupil)
- statistical facts causes and problems
- Start here!
Religion in the US and the UK
Talks on Religion
- Creationism and intelligent design vs. science - Burger/Müller(2)
- Religious landscape in the US – Main Churches … Importance of religion in families, at work, in education - Kuhn/Albert (2)
- TV Evangelism in the USA (2)
- The Amish - L. Hein (1)
- Muslims in the UK today. Numbers, self-perception, difficulties for Muslims and Christians - A. Rossmanith/L. Schineller(2)
- Religion in Britain – Christian Denominations, Religious Values in Education/Society (2)
- Britain and Catholicism – A violent History - Wudy/Höchner (2)
