Articles 1 & 2 - Worksheet for Student A and Student B

Student A reads the first article ("Mel B Among Britons Taking the Fight Against Afro Hair Discrimination to  Parliament") with the help of the appropriate worksheet.​​​​​​
Student B reads the second article ("Afro Hair Discrimination Still Exists In The Workplace – World Afro Day Could Change This") with the help of the appropriate worksheet. ​​​​​

Student A and Student B

1. Student A and Student B ask each other questions and fill in their "Personal Recap Chart" and the "People Mentioned Chart" which will be used throughout the unit. 

2. Speaking
a. Using information from both articles, explain what is happening with the Equality Act and give your opinion about it, using the toolbox below.

------------------
Toolbox
For me, ...
To my mind, ...
In my opinion, ...
As far as I am concerned, ...
I think ...
I (firmly) believe that ...
It is absolutely unfair ...
It is incredible / unfair / absurd, in today's society, that people should be discriminated against because ... / on account of ...
------------------

b. Can you explain what WAD is, in your own words? 
c. In what way does the beauty magazine (Black Beauty UK) support the topic that the articles deal with?

3. Writing: Inspired by the "100 Voices, 100 Words" campaign, you will write a short letter on why the law should take hair discrimination into account.