Should schools be permitted to punish young scholars for off-campus cyberbullying? After reading a passage that details statistics about cyberbullying and Supreme Court rulings about schools' ability to limit student speech, class members deliberate the questions using evidence from the reading, from charts, and interviews to support their stance.

Concepts

cyberbullying, bullying, debate, Digital Citizenship

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Assign the reading as homework and ask individuals to highlight important facts and ideas
• Have individuals craft an argumentative essay using evidence from the readings and class discussions to support their stance on the deliberation question

Classroom Considerations

• Establish a protocol for a safe, respectful discussion of sensitive and controversial issues

Pros

• The 18-page packet includes a step-by-step plan, a reading passage, three handouts, and a resource list
• Provides deliberation questions with arguments that may be used if participants have difficulty developing arguments or if time is limited

Cons

• None

Common Core

L.1.1.c SL.9-10.1.a SL.11-12.1.a