The Poisonwood Bible Lesson Plan

This or That?

Kind of Activity:

Classwide Discussion

Objective:

Students will be able to engage with the idea of democracy as an imperfect concept

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.1.B

Structure:

The teacher will let the students know that the class is about to establish a new set of rules for school. It will be majority rule, and once the vote is cast, the rule is final. Have students stand up. All questions will have two possible answers; if students agree with the first answer they should go to one side of the room. If they agree with the other, they should go to the other side of the room. The teacher will read the set of questions and record which...