Mr. Francis’s Debate & Writing Projects

Teacher Bio:  Mr. Francis is a teacher who specializes in politics and philosophy and has degrees from the University of Oxford and the University of London in the UK. He plays soccer and trombone. More pastimes include reading, writing, and learning French, Russian, and Cantonese.M.A in Religion in Global Politics, Univ. of LondonB.A. in Philosophy, Politics & Economics; Law Moderations, Univ. of Oxford   Project 1: Writing on Cultural Debates - Challenge or Advocate Project Goal: Students will watch five pre-recorded fun and educational review videos by Mr. Francis who has studied and taught students in the U.K and Europe.  He will introduce his interesting review story about an artifact, a person, an event, a place, or a problem/solution in each episode. Each video episode will be exploring a part of European history, culture, and philosophy and more. The students will be receiving a writing prompt per video and asked to submit their completed writings on time.  Franci