This PPT guides students through the planning of an essay question for the SDGs

1. Presentation question
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2. Who can make the SDGs
a success?
Individuals?
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3. Presentation Topic
Topic Task
Controlling
idea(s)
Discuss the extent to which countries,
corporations or individuals can contribute
to the achievement of one or more of the
UN Sustainable Development Goals 2030.
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4. Discuss the extent to which countries, corporations
or individuals can contribute to the achievement of
one or more of the UN Sustainable Development
Goals 2030.
4 Controlling ideas but only 2 choices
Choices to make
Do you want to talk about governments
and/or corporations and/or individuals
Choice 1:
Agent
Do you want to talk about one / two /
three goals?
Choice 2:
SDG
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5. Possible theses
Compare how two agents can contribute to the same
SDG
Working Thesis
Governments can make a greater contribution than
individuals to SDG A because x, y, z.
Focus on governments and individuals
Choice 1: Agent
Focus on SDG A
Choice 2:
SDG
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6. Possible theses
Compare how an agent can contribute to two
different SDGs
Working Thesis
While individuals can make a small contribution to
SDG A they can make a bigger contribution to SDG B
because x, y, z.
Focus on individuals
Choice 1:
Agent
Focus on SDG A & SDG B
Choice 2: SDG
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7. Possible theses
Explain in detail how an agent can contribute to a
specific SDG
Working Thesis
Corporations can contribute to SDG A by doing x, y
and z.
Focus on corporations
Choice 1:
Agent
Focus on SDG A
Choice 2: SDG
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8. Presentation Specifications
• Check the Final Presentation brief
• Presentation – 4 minutes per presenter
• Q & A – 1 minute per presenter
3 presenters
12 minute
presentation
3-4 minutes
questions
4 presenters
16 minute
presentation
4-5 minutes
questions
15-16
minutes
20-21
minutes
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9. Choose Your Presentation Groups
Different from
your essay
group
Different
major
Different
gender
Different first
language
• For a presentation you need more face to face
preparation time. Consider
• What their schedule is
• Which RC they live in
• Which SDGs they covered in their essay
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10. Before making any choices
• Make mini questions – questions about the
question.
Discuss the extent to which
countries, corporations or individuals
can contribute to the achievement of
one or more of the UN Sustainable
Development Goals 2030.
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