Twickel Hengelo / R.

Baijens

LISTENING – A FATAL VALENTINE IN PARKLAND, FLORIDA

INTRODUCTION
1. What do you know about gun laws in America?
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2. What is the second amendment?
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3. What do you know about Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida?
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4. What is the NRA?
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DURING VIDEO 1
1. How did Diane Wolk-Rogers react when the school shooting happened?
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2. How does Diane feel about the shooting 2 months after the attack?
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3. How many people died in the attack?
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4. How did Diane react when students asked her how to stop the violence?
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5. How long ago was the second amendment written?
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6. What was the original purpose of the NRA?
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7. How many people are killed by gunfire in the US every day, on average?
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8. In Choice A, who is held responsible for deaths caused by guns?
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9. What does Choice C entail?
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10. And Choice D?
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11. What does Diane mean by ‘homework’ in this speech?
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AFTER VIDEO 1
1. Originally, second amendment was meant to protect the people’s right to have a well-
organised militia. What does the amendment represent nowadays?
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2. How do you feel about gun ownership?

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STUDENT PROTESTS – VIDEO 2 AND PICTURE

1. What do you think of the students’ protests in the video?
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2. How would you feel if you were obliged to carry a see-through backpack?
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3. What do you think of the protest
described by Rosabran?
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4. What do the students mean by ‘ENOUGH’?
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DISCUSSION
Statement:_________________________________________________________________
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Come up with 3 arguments in favour of the statement…
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…and 3 arguments against.
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 https://www.ted.com/talks/diane_wolk_rogers_a_parkland_teacher_s_homework_for_us_all/t
ranscript#t-11869
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJLJRu6SzSA