Activity: Create your own European Frontpage

Date: Wed 30th January

Topic: “Diverse Perspectives on current headlines”

Place: School - Computer lab

Teams: 8 international teams (8 Students each team)

Result(s):

A digital newspaer frontpage. (see the results)

Activity Goals

• Critical thinking
• Gain social skills.

Objectives

• Learn to work in teams.
• Improve English language skills.

Resources/Materials

• Newspapers from the 4 countries.
• Post maker tool (canvas.com)
• A computer for each team

 Procedure

• Students are divided into 8 groups of 8 students. Each team will decide a name for the team. For instant the red team or the “Critical Thinking team”. There will be a coordinator teacher for each team.
• Each team will get the copies of the newspapers.
• Students are going to make a study at the newspapers. A student from each country will explain what is written in his/her newspaper.
• Each team has to cooperate so as to create the European frontpage.
• At the end of the activity, each team has to give the frontpage (poster)  to the teacher who is in charge of the team.

Results