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Contemplating Capital Punishment: To Keep or Repeal the Death Penalty?

This classroom activity involves students debating whether to maintain or abolish the death penalty, shaping their stances with researched information and persuasive arguments. Through group discussions, tables, and a final debate, students develop their opinions and practice articulating them effectively, further solidifying their understanding of the complex issue. The homework assignment encourages students to gather public opinions on the death penalty without revealing their own views, fostering critical thinking and analysis skills. Students engage in a thoughtful exploration of the ethical and practical aspects of capital punishment, refining their communication skills in a structured and interactive setting.

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Contemplating Capital Punishment: To Keep or Repeal the Death Penalty?

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  1. Thursday, 10/31 Happy Halloween! Warm Up: Choose a side: should we keep the death penalty or not?

  2. Objective • I will choose a position on the death penalty by carefully considering the information that I have collected in my notes. • Language Objective: I will use complete sentences when discussing my position on the death penalty.

  3. Task • In your group, decide which side you are on. Explain your reasoning in two to three complete sentences. • Tables A & B – get together; for death penalty: come up with three sentences explaining your position; against death penalty: come up with three sentences explaining your decision. • Tables C & D, E & F, G & H: do the same. Table I – split up and join any group of your choosing. • Explain your positions to the other side. (Choose a spokesperson) • Do you still feel the same way? Anyone want to change their position? • For death penalty – Meet on the left side of the room. • Against death penalty – Meet on the right side of the room • Undecideds – meet in the center of the room.

  4. Debate • Choose four people to be on the debate team for your side (Undecided group – you will be the audience. It is the job of the debate teams to sway you to one side or the other.) • Look at the debate rubric. Begin writing your points.

  5. Homework due Monday: Death Penalty Mini-survey • Ask people you meet this weekend (family, friends, people in line at the movies) what they think about the death penalty. Do not tell them your opinion. You can ask leading questions, such as, “So, what about the cost of keeping people in jail versus the cost of appealing a death penalty?”. Do not share any information you have learned until after you’ve heard their opinion. Record what you hear on paper and turn it in on Monday.

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