Ethics and Current Events
Sample Lesson Focus Question:
Should Animals Be Considered Persons and/or Should Animals Have Rights?
Preparation:
Find and prepare a selection of news stories about the issue from multiple perspectives.
Create a focus question for students
Procedure:
Introduction
Come to a general or agreed upon definition of the issue or question.
Students write brief answers to the guiding question BEFORE reading or class discussion.
The Readings
Whole class, groups, jigsaw, homework, silent - it's up to you. Students look for information that supports their opinion or changes their minds.
The Discussion
You can have a debate, a socratic seminar, a class discussion to hear differing points of view with evidence.
Second Write:
Students write a more reflective and thoughtful answer after what they have read, learned and explored..
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in class with your students
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in a teacher workshop
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Our training includes general and personalized curation lessons and reading packets.
