1. News and International Issues Review

2. Lesson Plan Lecture on International Issues and Essay Writing Example of a 5 paragraph essay Group activity – thesis statement writing and conversation questions

3. Why study international issues? Korean students need practice forming THEIR OWN opinions, not only listening to the teacher – Critical thinking and creativity skills Westerners often debate global news events – you are expected to have an opinion The world is connected – world news impacts us!

4. Arab Spring Started in Egypt Young people protest the Egyptian government This idea spreads to other countries …including

5. Syria Syrians also protest their government … But the government responds by killing 115,000 people

6. Over 2 million refugees

7. Syrian Refugee Crisis Refugee = someone who leaves their home country in a time of war or disaster 2 million Syrian refugees

8. Neighboring Countries – Refugee Crisis Neighboring Countries like Lebanon, Jordan, and Turkey have problems because of too many Syrian refugees Refugees need jobs, housing, food – There is not enough money to help so many people Violence – Over 50 Turkish died in bombing – Because of Syrian refugees??

9. War Teams – Bigger War?? Syrian Rebels – European Union (EU), USA, Israel, and more News – EU legal to give weapons to Syrian rebels Vs. Syrian Government – President Assad’s regime – Russia, Hezbollah, Iran News – Russia sending high technology weapons to Syrian government Russia

10. Should the international community help these countries? - China and Russia don’t want the world to do anything – “it’s their problem” - US, Britain, and most countries of the United Nations want to do something – “we must help the dying people” - but Obama doesn’t want any wars because of recent, disastrous war in Iraq, and American economic problems … war is expensive!

11. Topic – The International Community Should Intervene in Syria Main Point #1 – We need to help the Syrian people – stop the killing and help the refugees Main Point #2 – The international law should be enforced – no government can use chemical weapons to kill it’s own people Main Point #3 – The international community must look strong, so that other governments will not do the same thing (North Korea, Iran, etc.)

12. China – air pollution = 1.2 million deaths

14. China – pollution Chinese government is killing it’s own people with air pollution - China is the #1 polluter in the world - Chinese pollution spreads to other countries, including yellow dust and acid rain - China is contributing to global warming, a problem that is getting worse and worse, and can kill many people in the future China uses dirty energy – coal energy – building 4 new coal power plants per day

15. Polar Ice Caps - melting getting worse and worse …35% of world’s population live near the sea

17. Wind picks up desert sand. The sand blows through pollution areas, picks up pollution, and blows into Korea

18. Photos taken in Korea

19. Topic – We must force the Chinese government and companies to reduce pollution Main Point #1 – Global warming could be an increasingly dangerous problem in the future Main Point #2 – We should improve the air quality, and therefore health, for Chinese and Koreans Main Point #3 – We must protect the plants and animals of Asia and the world from pollution

20. Let’s use the 5 paragraph essay to make arguments about controversial topics

21. Why study the 5 paragraph essay? Standard format for academic writing – undergraduate/graduate school writing Can be used for many different kinds of essays – research papers, opinion, argumentative, scientific writing, and more Use this TOOL again in the future!

22. How is the 5 paragraph essay a strong argument? Organization – writing is well organized in each paragraph Strong arguments – 3 main points with supporting details to make the argument Repetition – repeats important points so the reader can remember

23. Essay Process – Step by Step Don’t start at the beginning! Step 1 – Choose a topic, write 3 main points Step 2 – Write the thesis statement Step 3 – Write supporting details for main points Step 4 – Write introduction and conclusion paragraphs

24. Citations To include other’s work, you need a Works Cited page Without citations, it’s plagiarism, a serious offense which can get students expelled from school We will continue studying this later Example citation – follow EXACTLY "The five stages of grief are denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance.”1 1. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, On Death and Dying (New York: Macmillan, 1969) 45–60.

25. Essay Schedule Last week – Topics chosen, main points written November 4 th – Write thesis statements in class November 7 th – Complete essay outline November 11 th – Rough draft due, Nicholas will edit for grammar mistakes and give tips November 18 th – Final draft due

26. Example Let’s look at an example of a 5 paragraph essay Pay attention to the thesis, restated thesis, and introductory/concluding sentences We’ll also learn some transition words

27. Group Activity 1 st – Choose the group’s best thesis statement, write it on the white board 2 nd – Group conversation time about controversial topics