Should gum be allowed in school? Should street hockey be banned? Should 12 year old Tyler Armstrong be granted his request to climb Everest, or 14 year old Laura Dekker be allowed to sail solo around the world? What about plastic water bottles - yay or nay? Should students be paid to get good grades? These are the questions that students have been debating in class lately. As they make their way through our 'Magazine Rotations,' they each take ten minutes to read the article, 15 minutes to debate it, and then 20 minutes to make a graphic organizer in which they take a stance and brainstorm ideas to support it. Of course, I can't help but have a rotation station for our new favourite game 'Snake Oil,' where students utilize their debating skills with a fun twist. It's educational. Really.
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