5. Newspaper Presentations
• 4-7 minutes = oral summary
• 25 minutes = reading the article (out loud
or silently) and discussing the question
with your partner
• 15 minutes = class discussion
6. An Open Letter from Howard Schultz, CEO of
Starbucks Coffee Company
• 1.- What experience are you expecting to have when you go to Starbucks?
• 2.- How would you feel if you went to Starbucks and saw a person carrying a
gun?
• 3.- What do you think about the previous decision that Starbucks made where
they adopted each state’s decision about this topic?
• 4.- Do you think this letter was written according to Starbuck’s beliefs or
according to the beliefs of most Americans? Why?
• 5.- In your opinion, what consequences/results will Starbucks experience from
this publication?
• 6.- Do you think that gun control policies should be a Federal and be the same
in the whole country? Why?
• 7.- How is gun control treated in your country? Who is allowed to carry a gun in
public places? Do you agree with that policy?
7. Tomorrow's cities: Rio de Janeiro's bid to become a smart city
• 1) What do you think about the idea of cities being monitored? What are the
purposes for monitoring that are mentioned in the article?
• 2) Do you believe that employing/using teenagers to map problems in the
favelas will be effective? What are some potential strengths and
weaknesses of this strategy?
• 3) What does a city need to have to be called “smart”?
• 4) Would you like to live in a city like Rio de Janeiro that is monitored with
technology? Why/why not?
• 5) The article describes how employees work in the media center with the
same shirts to achieve some sort of unity. Do you believe that this smart
project and/or the matching uniforms will bring people together? Why/why
not?
8. Poor, middle class unite in Brazil
protests
• 1) According to the article, what are the main reasons for the protests in Brazil?
Did you know about the protests before reading the article?
• 2) The author shows that 79% of the protesters earn more than twice the
minimum wage, and 76% are employed. Why is this interesting and/or
significant?
• 3) Does your country have any of the same problems as the ones mentioned in
this article? Have any similar protests happened in your country recently?
• 4) Do you think that protests are a good/the best way to promote change in a
country? Why/why not?
• 5) Do you think that hosting big events like the World Cup and the Olympics is a
good thing for Brazil? Why/why not?
9. Who's Really Texting While Driving Most? Hint: It's Not
Teens
• 1. Do you text while driving? Why/why not?
• 2. Do you agree or disagree with this statement “texting while driving is 6
times as dangerous as driving drunk. Why/why not?
• 3. According to the article, why do people text even if they know it is
dangerous? What solutions does the author provide to help reduce the
problem?
• 4. Why do you think that most media campaigns about texting while driving are
focused on teenagers rather than adults?
• 5. What can we do to prevent texting while driving?
10. HW
• Optional Newspaper Article Summary (3
due this semester) – be sure to review the
guidelines
• Novel quiz = Friday
