Spring Awakening Lesson Plan

Debate: Sexual education

Kind of Activity:

Group Work

Objective:

Students will be able to discuss cultural differences in sexual education; to compare abstinence-based and comprehensive sex education; to practice debate skills

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.1; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.4

Structure:

Sexual education is severely lacking in Spring Awakening. Teenagers turn to each other for information because none is offered to them by their parents or education system. In the United States, the topic of sexual education in schools is extremely controversial, with some people believing in an abstinence-based approach while others support...