Year of Wonders Lesson Plan

Village Isolation Debate

Kind of Activity:

Group Discussion

Objective:

Students will debate the village's decision to isolate.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.6, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.1.b

Structure:

Briefly review and remind the students the format a debate takes, as discussed on Day Two:

• The first speaker on the affirmative team presents arguments followed by the first speaker of the opposing team
• The second speaker on the affirmative team presents further arguments while critiquing the opposition's arguments and responds to questions that may have been raised
• The second speaker on the opposing team presents further arguments against the...