The document provides a plan for responding to an article about the state of the Catalan language. It includes an introduction to the response, two body paragraphs addressing the key topics of the Catalan language experiencing a crisis and the legislation being ineffective, and a conclusion. The first body paragraph will discuss whether the Catalan language crisis is really that bad, while the second will discuss whether the legislation is ineffective. The response will also include the writer's own view on the laws.

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2. Laura’s planIntroCatalan in education: differenttootherlaws- unfairLanguage = culture, saveonetosavetheotherLawsunfair- similar todictatorshipConclusionWhat do youthink?

3. Lastweek’stask- What are thekeywords?TASK: Youhaverecentlyreadan article aboutthestate of the Catalan language and decide to respond to it.Readtheextractfromthe article below and composeananswer to the editor of the magazine: “ The Catalan language is goingthroughitsveryown crisis, whichmay be evenmorealarmingthantheone in thefinancialworld. In the capital of Catalunya, wordsaredisappearingfasterthaninsectspecies in theAmazon and at thisrate total extinctionappears inevitable. The legislationdesigned to protectit is hardlyeffectiveenough to resuscitatethisbeautifulbutdyingbreed”Write a 320-360 wordreply.

4. Lastweek’stask- What are thekeywords?TASK: Youhaverecentlyreadan article aboutthestate of the Catalan language and decide to respond to it.Readtheextractfromthe article below and composeananswer to the editor of the magazine: “ The Catalan languageis goingthroughitsveryown crisis, whichmay be evenmorealarmingthantheone in thefinancialworld. In the capital of Catalunya, wordsaredisappearingfasterthaninsectspecies in theAmazon and at thisrate total extinctionappears inevitable. Thelegislationdesigned to protectit is hardlyeffectiveenough to resuscitatethisbeautifulbutdyingbreed”Write a 320-360 wordreply.

5. CompareKey words:Catalanisexperiencing a crisisThelegislationisineffectiveLaura’s Plan:Intro2. Catalan in education: differenttootherlaws-unfair3. Language = culture, saveonetosavetheother4. Lawsunfair- similar todictatorship5. Conclusion

7. There are twokeytopicstorespondto:Catalanisexperiencing a crisisThelegislationisineffective

8. These are alsotwo of yourparagraphsPLANP1:introduction- reasonforwritingP2: CatalanLanguage Crisis-Isitreallythatbad? Yes/No, because..P3: Legislation- isitineffective? Yes/No, because……P4:yourowntakeonthelaws, e.g.they are unfair/necessary/more flexible THIS IS YOUR EXTRA IDEA- INCLUDE AFTER YOU’VE DEALT WITH THE TASK!P5:conclusion- look forward toreadingotherreaders’ views, etc