Content tagged with social conditions:
Pre-reading activity
Do you know anyone who has quit school without finishing their education?
Pre-reading:
Have you seen any films or read any books or stories where the characters have struggled with mental disorders? What kind of mental disorders did the characters have and how did these disorders influence the characters’ lives?
Pre-reading: Do one of the tasks below
Search the internet using phrases such as “Indian art”, Trail of Tears” and “Cherokee history” and witness what this tragic historical event meant for America’s Native Indians
”Oliver Twist” was the first novel with a child protagonist to be published in the English language. Why do you think this used to be so unusual? Which novels, TV series and films can you recall with child protagonists? (protagonist ~ main character)
Pre-reading: How many humanitarian organizations do you know?
Name some international conflicts in which humanitarian organizations participate in order to help the victims.
Pre-reading activity: Have you ever heard of a person with HIV who has told his/her story in the media?
Pre-reading: Is gang culture a problem among youth where you live?
industrial revolution, literature, novel, social conditions, UK
