GP Essay Prompt Countdown:

GP Essay Prompt Countdown:
25 Days ‘til Testing!!
DAY 25…
WHOLE CLASS PRACTICE:
q ‘Not too much nor too little.’ To what extent is this the basis for a fulfilled life?
q ‘Population growth is the primary source of environmental damage.’ Is this the whole
truth?
q Consider the view that the key to good health is not medicine, but lifestyle.
DAY 24…
INQUIRY RESEARCH
TEACHER MODEL
q To what extent is the media always misleading?
SMALL GROUP INQUIRY PROJECT: PRESENTATION PROMPTS
ü Should women be more prominent in the public life of your country?
ü Analyze the advantages and disadvantages of globalization for your country and its
citizens.
ü To what extent can small businesses survive in the modern economic climate?
ü How important is numeracy in today’s society?
ü How feasible is human settlement on other planets?
ü Is it more important to preserve old buildings or encourage new forms of architecture?
ü To what extent can democracy survive when corruption is widespread?
ü ‘Cosmetic surgery is mere vanity.’ Discuss.
CREDITS: Jill Pavich, NBCT jill.pavich@palmbeachschools.org AICE: General Paper 8004 Boca Raton Community High School, PBCSD 23 Days Remaining…
PROMPT-A-DAY TIMED BRAINSTORM
23. ‘People always respond to crisis when it’s too late.’ To what extent is this a fair comment?
22. Consider the view that the computer has failed to meet our educational needs in school.
21. How far does society benefit from using more than one language?
20. To what extent is a university education essential for an individual’s prospects?
19. ‘The media pays far too much attention to people who don’t deserve it.’ How far do you
agree?
18. Inquiry Project: Presentations 1 & 2
17. How far is it possible for societies to provide equal opportunities for all their citizens?
16. How valid is it to claim that war cannot be avoided?
15. ‘No limits whatsoever should be placed upon medical research.’ Discuss
14. Is there any value in studying the history of other countries?
13. How far is it true to say that leisure interests in your country have changed in recent years?
12. Inquiry Project: Presentations 3 & 4
11. ‘National boundaries have far less meaning now than they did in the past.’ To what extent
do you agree?
10. How important is it to explore alternative forms of energy?
9. Do we rely too much on science to solve the world’s problems?
8. How true is it that the most pleasurable things in life are bad for you?
7. Assess the alternatives to prison in dealing with offenders.
6. Inquiry Project: Presentations 5 & 6
5. To what extent has drug-taking damaged the reputation of a sport?
4. Discuss the idea that reading printed books is a thing of the past.
3. How far would you agree that developing countries have more urgent priorities than
environmental protection?
2. Are films and movies only for entertainment and nothing else? Illustrate your answer with
appropriate examples.
1. Inquiry Project: Presentations 7 & 8
0. GP EXAM!!!!!!!
CREDITS: Jill Pavich, NBCT jill.pavich@palmbeachschools.org AICE: General Paper 8004 Boca Raton Community High School, PBCSD