On Beauty Lesson Plan

Freedom of Speech Debate

Kind of Activity:

Role Play

Objective:

Students will consider opposing perspectives and craft convincing arguments.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.4

Structure:

In “on beauty and being wrong”, Howard and Monty debate freedom of speech and hate speech on campus during a faculty meeting. In this activity, you will split the class into groups to debate the same topic. Assign half the class to a team arguing Monty’s viewpoint that free speech on campus should face no limitations and half the class to a team supporting Howard’s position that speech on campus should be subject to limitations such as not permitting hate speech. You...