Stage 2: Classwork: Exhibition =Every pair displaces their report on the “Exhibition Wall”.
=Sts are asked to read the reports and to assess them using the following criteria:
(a) Are all of the “Guiding Questions” fully answered?
(b) Is the layout of the report appealing and easy to follow?
(c) Are all of the references used in the study listed and formatted following APA 7
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Edition?
(d) How pressing do you think is the environmental issue discussed in the report?
(Note: 5= really important/pressing, 1= not important at all)
=Following Sts’ evaluations, the projects with the highest scores are announced.
=Pairs who prepared the most successful five projects are asked to
(a) present their work in class
(b) share their best experiences
(c) explain why they think their project was such a success/completed successfully.
Example 6b: Creating a Report Using Guiding Questions
Instructions: (i) Choose an environmental problem threatening your country.
(ii) Research this problem and answer the questions given below.
(iii) Turn the answers to the questions into a short report (400-450 words) to be
published on the website of a local organisation aiming to focus people’s attention on
the environmental problems in your country.
(iv) Support the statements in your report with pictures, maps, graphs etc.
Guiding questions Answers (1)
What is the environmental problem that threatens a
part or all of your country? (What=problem) (2) Which part of the country is most affected by this
problem? (Where=setting) (3a) How did the problem start?
(3b) What happened next?
(3c) What is the situation at the moment?
(How=sequence of events) (4)
What were the reasons/causes for the problem?