1. Is Homework A Good Thing??

2. The Overview Do you think that homework is a good thing? Let’s see if we can work out the answer. To do this, we’re going to use two special strategies: 1. PMI 2. Academic Controversy

3. PMI We’re talking about HOMEWORK So, we’re going to brainstorm…. The Plus points The Minus points Some Interesting points

4. Academic Controversy Now, we’re going to take part in a type of debate The steps: 1. Form into teams of 4, and choose two ‘yes’ and two ‘no’ representatives

5. 2. The topic: All homework is to be immediately stopped. 3. Work out the yes and no arguments 4. Present your arguments 5. Now change sides 6. Drop the yes and no, and then decide whether homework is to be stopped.