TARGET IN ACTION

Write a letter to the European Commission

1 Using the Relate-Expand-Ask thinking strategy, students will consider the key points of their letter addressed to the European Commission. This strategy aims to facilitate an active relationship between the new information that students receive (by reading, listening and observing) with what they already know, by identifying new ideas that broaden their thinking and questioning their previous ideas in light of this new information. In other words, it helps students to actively process information.

The activity is designed to be carried out individually, although there can be an exchange of ideas to share different perspectives.

While dealing with an environmental problem, students will be working on linguistic skills such as oral and written expression.

Relate

What relationships have you established between this new information or experience and what you already knew?

Expand

What ideas or thoughts have been expanded or deepened as a result of the new experience or information?

Ask

What questions or challenges come to mind about this topic after receiving the new information or experience?

How did I learn?

1 Have you learned anything new? What images do you remember? What did you like most about what you learned? How useful is what you have learned? How will it help you in your everyday life?

2 Reflect on what you can improve in the future and extend your reflection to what your classmates can improve.

Think about this!

Do you think that national and international institutions are doing everything in their power to handle the issue of water scarcity?

Do you think that citizens understand that this problem is real and that it will get worse over the years?

What do you think the first changes should be with regard to the relationship we have with water?