Cancel Culture

Discussion Starters

High Int – Adv
Teens & Adults
Grades 9–12

In this lesson, students read about cancel culture and discuss the ethics of this modern form of boycotting. Students get a chance to weigh in on several related topics including freedom of speech and social justice. This lesson includes a grammar review task on verb collocations.

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Focus

topic-based
4-skills
social media
boycotting
collocations with "cause"
research
expressing opinions
interpretive
productive
interactive

Vocabulary

boycott
shame
call someone out
reputation
hold accountable
objectionable
damage control
conformity
backlash
marginalized
elite
presumption
A spinning paper plane
A spinning paper plane