Winning Words Lesson Guide (Adults) Winnning Words Lesson Plan Guide | Page 8

Think about it
Thin Line Between
by Martin Boyce
The term “alternative lifestyles” represents a dominant and controversial social
concept in 21st Century societies, including those in the Caribbean.
Reflect on the concept of alternative lifestyles for a moment. What is your personal
understanding of this concept? Write down your answer if you like. Afterwards, based
on your understanding, list as many examples of alternative lifestyles as you can
Research it
Now, research the topic “alternative
lifestyles” using the internet. Be sure to
find an authoritative/expert definition and
examples. How closely is your personal
understanding of this concept aligned to
the definition which you found?
How accurate are your examples
compared to the ones you discovered
during your research?
Strategy wukkin’ fuh you!
Finding it a bit difficult to get your
thoughts down? Why not use the
freewriting strategy? Here’s how it’s
done. Write for three (3) minutes
on the concept of alternative
lifestyles without stopping. Don’t
worry about spelling or grammati-
cal errors at this point. The idea is to
get your “raw” thoughts on paper in
paragraph form. Resist the urge to
edit or to stop. Only stop after the
time limit is up.