1.2 Response
Read the article excerpt below, which was published in BBC News.
Then write a response to the prompt given after the article.
Former US President Barack Obama has challenged "woke" culture telling young people: "The world is messy."
He made the comments at the Obama Foundation's annual summit in Chicago on Tuesday.
Mr Obama said that calling people out on social media did not bring about change, and that change was complex.
"Woke" is described as being alert to racial or social discrimination and injustice, along with being aware of what's going on in the community.
Mr Obama told the audience: "I get a sense among certain young people on social media that the way of making change is to be as judgmental as possible about other people.
"If I tweet or hashtag about how you didn't do something right or used the wrong verb, then I can sit back and feel pretty good about myself because 'Man did you see how woke I was? I called you out!'
"That's enough," he said. "If all you're doing is casting stones, you are probably not going to get that far."
Mr Obama added that "people who do really good stuff have flaws".
Writing Prompt
How do you feel about Barack Obama sending this message to young people? How would you feel if Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sent out the same message?
This will be marked according to the short response rubric. It should not take more than ten minutes.