Debate Lesson Plan

Date: Grade: 12th
Teacher Name: Ms. Land and Ms. Osborn Subject: English-

1. Topic-
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One Hundred Years of Solitude


2. Content-
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Themes: Love and female sexuality


3. Goals: Aims/Outcomes-
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-Teach students about love, infatuation and the roll of women.


4. Objectives-
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-Students will identify differences between love and infatuation.
-Students will be able to identify the roll of women.
-Students will be able to identify degrading acts caused by men and on woman’s self.


5. Materials and Aids-
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-One Hundred Years of Solitude Book
-Pros & Cons Worksheet
-Textual Evidence List
Follow-up Paper


6. Procedures/Methods-
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A. Introduction-
1. Identify women introduced in the text so far
2. Discuss each woman’s role/part
3. Briefly discuss meanings of love and infatuation; degrading
4. Pick sides for beliefs on love or infatuation for each woman
5. Prepare for a debate.


B. Development-
-Speaks clearly and rationally
-Supports claim with textual evidence
-Respond and listens respectfully to others
-Show knowledge o events and aspects in the book


C. Practice-
1. List people in each group
2. Take time to prepare case
3. Present reasoning and explanation with textual evidence and rationality


D. Independent Practice-
-Follow up Paper-worth 35pts
-Pros & Cons Sheet-worth 20pts
-Textual Evidence Sheet-worth 25pts
-Class participation-worth 20pts

E. Closure-
1. Do a follow-up 1 page paper for final thought.