English Year 6 lesson

This lesson is part of a series of lessons on Shackleton’s journey to the Antarctic. Parts of the story are being read and discussed on each lesson. On this lesson, the students read about Shackleton’s decision to shoot the dogs that accompanied them on this expedition due to lack of food and space on the ship. The teacher has the following statement on the board: ‘It was right for the dogs to be shot’. She asks students to discuss whether they agree with the statement or not and to justify their opinions. First, students discuss this in groups. The following episode begins when the teacher brings the conversation back to the whole class.