ENGLISH B - SL

ENGLISH
TOPIC Experiences
SUB TOPIC Migration
Activity N° 2
COMPETENCE CAPACITIES
Write different types of texts in ● Use suitable grammatical structures to express
English as a foreign language. the ideas in the written way.
● Reflect and evaluate the form, the content and the
context of the written text.
Analyze a “Political Cartoon” to answer some
SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE
questions.
● To observe a political cartoon.
● To understand the context of immigration.
LEARNING AIM(S)
● To analyse the political cartoon through questions.

Context:
Ginger, a Honduran teen who flies to the United States to escape violence in her home-
country, said “They’ll Kill Me If I’m Sent Back”.
She is one of nearly 100,000 people who applied for asylum in the U.S. in 2018. But
Americans are divided over whether so many people should receive asylum.
The cartoon below shows the situation.

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� Answer these questions using the political cartoon.

� Do your research before giving your answers.
� Give justifications for your answers.
� Avoid using short answers.

N Questions Answers
°
What’s the name of the statue in
1
the cartoon?
2 What’s covering it?
What do you think the cartoonist
3 is trying to transmit in the
cartoon?
Why might many people assume
4 life will be better in the U.S even
if they enter the country illegally?
What are the benefits of
5
immigration?
Are there many immigrants in
6 your country? Where do they
come from?
What kinds of jobs do immigrants
7
typically do in your country?
Have you considered
immigrating? If you were to
8
immigrate, where would you go?
Why?
When do you think immigration
9
became a social issue?
Would you report an illegal
10 immigrant to the police? Why or
why not?

11th Grade

2 Karem Begazo / Katia

Chacaliaza