Week 4 PP

Week 4

• This week you need to do:
• - Activity: How Native Alaskans adapt to their surroundings
• Working on: I can explain how indigenous Alaskan people lived with the land and how the land shaped them in turn.
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Activity: How Native Alaskans adapt

• This week you are going to write an essay.
• But first, read the article about Alaskan native communities. You can find it under ''Resources'' in week 4.
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Getting started

• You have read the first article.
• - Write down your thoughts on it. How does it make you feel?
• - Find 3 other articles about this topic. Make sure you find articles that you can use for your essay. You can find on: www.theguardian.com / www.bbc.com / www.reuters.com / www.frontiersin/org / your own findings.
• - Use the 3 articles and the one given by your teacher to write your essay. See the next slide for the requirements.

The essay

• Step 1: Start making notes in the articles. Write down or highlight anything you want to use in your own essay. Collect all the information.
• Step 2: Write an introduction.
• Step 3: Organize your information in 3 paragraphs. Where do you want to write what?
• Step 4: Write a conclusion.
• Step 5: Reread your essay. Are you happy?
• See the next slide to see how you should write your essay and what should be in it!

Essay format example

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• Difficult words:
• Thesis statement = jouw stelling
• Body paragraph = een gewone paragraaf
• Supporting detail = bewijs uit een artikel
• Restate thesis = kom terug op je stelling