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Who Decides What’s Good for Teens?Rights, School and Malala
Seconde bac pro · CEFR A2 → B1 · Threads: Voice, Fairness, Power
“Should under-16s be banned from social media?”
The big question
Who should decide what is good for young people: governments, parents, schools, or young people themselves?
The journey
- Ban or not?: Give an opinion on a real law.
- Children have rights too: Learn five articles of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
- Malala: the right to go to school: Discover Malala’s story and her message.
- School life in the UK: Learn the words of school rules, timetables and uniforms.
- Create your own game: Rights Race: Invent a board game about rights at school.
- Final task: our Class Charter: Write and present 6 rights and duties.
Sentence starters
- I think the ban is… because…
- Every child has the right to…
- Malala fought for…
- In English schools, students must…
- The aim of the game is to…
- In our class, every student has the right to…
Game: Rights Race
A board game: each square is a school situation. To move, name the right and say it in a full sentence.
Final task
Situation B training (A2–B1): present the Class Charter for 2–3 minutes, then answer questions. Situation A training: a short video on Malala.
My effort badges
☐ Brave Speaker☐ Word Hunter☐ Game Designer☐ Rule Writer☐ Comeback Badge
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