Hello everyone! A quick update from IES Villajunco...
We are in the midst of preparing the position papers. I prepared a worksheet (POSITION PAPERS) that broke down the idea into 5 paragraphs, each with a question or two to get the kids started.
It´s been met with mixed success. My students have never written a persuasive essay in Spanish or English nor have they seriously studied the past tense. As such, it has been difficult to explain the past actions their countries have taken. Some countries have been unsure of what to write, particularly when their countries do not have an explicit indigenous population (e.g. Azerbaijan). Articulating realistic proposals (for anything other than money, etc) has been particularly challenging. We´ve been trying hard to create education, health and development-related proposals.
Given this, I have been working country by country to make sure the students stay on track. it´s taken me about a week or so to get through all my groups. The students now have (very rough) drafts of their PPs and I think it´s going well.
The next step will probably be to refine their resolution writing and work on pronunciation in their speeches. I will also post a couple drafts of PPs once they are ready.
Although challenging at times, it´s been wonderful to help students learn so many key skills. Hope you find this info helpful!
-Kelsey from Villajunco
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