Week 9 of 1327 Jul – 02 Aug
Environment & climate
“Individual or system — you have to take a position.”
Climate argumentation. Take both sides seriously.
📐 Grammar focus this week
Reported speech — backshift, time markers, and reported questions.
Anchor piece · extended essay
Individual vs systemic — climate action
300 words · ~25 min
Write a 300-word piece on whether individual climate action matters when systemic change is what's needed. Take a clear position. Address the 'why bother' argument and the 'governments must act' argument with equal seriousness.
Write the anchor piece →All sessions this week
Tip: write the anchor piece on day 3-4 of the week, with 1-2 sprints beforehand to warm up and phrases or speaking afterwards to process what you wrote.