Lesson Plan

Grade: 11th

Topic Area: The World Around Us

• Listen to and view the song "Pollution" by Tom Lehrer

• Answer the following questionnaire to check your understanding of the video.

Questionnaire:

1. What's the general tone of the song?

2. What's the main topic it deals with?

3. Which issues are being pointed out?

4.What's the song most important message?

• Gather as many words as possible related to the topic environmental threats

• Listen and view Al Gore's speech