For teachers, there are also several obvious advantages: they can use entire training blocks taken from the site in their classes, changing and adapting them to their own programs and methods. For example, as part of the lesson, you can hold thematic session: during the week, learn terms using cards, read political articles and create your own essays on related topics using the vocabulary being studied, and hold discussions. In addition, the site can be an excellent tool for writing various scientific and research papers on completely different topics.
The site is convenient to use for the preparation and conduct of interdisciplinary classes, for example, mathematics and English or political science and IT. You can offer students to study graph theory, select a part of the finished network presented on the site, download a graph building application and make their own visualization based on the available data. Another example is to ask students to find words with the most or least number of connections as a research work and explain why this happens. As part of such lessons, students not only learn the language in general and political terminology, but also develop analytical thinking, train logic, and broaden their horizons.
10 lesson ideas:
- “Words in the News”: Analyze the most commonly used words in current events and political articles.
- “Vocabulary through Time”: Study how the political vocabulary has changed over the years by analyzing historical news articles.
- “Comparing Perspectives”: Analyze articles from different newspapers to compare their perspectives and viewpoints on a particular political topic.
- “Persuasive Writing”: Encourage students to write their own persuasive essays on political topics, using vocabulary and terms learned from the site.
- “Debate Preparation”: Use the site to help students prepare for debates, by studying political vocabulary and the arguments used in political discourse.
- “Data Analysis and Visualization”: Teach students graph theory and data analysis by having them create their own visualizations of the data presented on the site.
- “Interdisciplinary Connections”: Explore connections between political science, mathematics, and technology by having students study political graphs and create their own visualizations.
- “Journalistic Writing”: Teach students about the language and style used in political journalism by having them analyze articles and write their own.
- “Historical Analysis”: Study the language used in historical political events and the evolution of political vocabulary over time.
- “Critical Thinking”: Encourage students to critically analyze political discourse by examining the language used in articles and evaluating the arguments presented.