Week 25
Cierre de período: sustentación del ensayo.

What will we achieve today?

Session Objective: Sustenta verbalmente sus ideas y propuestas de solución ante el grupo en inglés, defendiendo su tesis con argumentos estructurados.

Community Connection: We will connect this language structure to describe our own life experiences, family stories, and community realities in Popayán and the Cauca region.

Key Concepts

• Oral defense: Presenting clearly, displaying the thesis statement, and responding to audience questions on the proposed solutions.
• Academic register in speech: Avoiding slang, speaking slowly and clearly.
• Reflection: Self-assessing progress in academic reading, logic, and writing skills.

Practical Challenge: The Global Symposium

Deliver a 2-minute oral presentation summarizing your Problem/Solution essay (motion, causes, solutions) and answer one question from the teacher.

Reflection & Wrap-up

Self-assessment Question: Submit your final written essay and complete the SIEE self-assessment rubric of personal and social pillars.

Remember to register your findings and language achievements in your academic class portfolio.