The Great Deliberation  

Course Name

Grade Level

Subject Represented (highlight)

Human Development

9-12

Math                    Writing

GOALS

• For students to communicate effectively during a deliberation to come to a decision about the deliberation.

OBJECTIVES:

• Students will be able to clarify, express, and demonstrate their thoughts and ideas on bullying.
• Students will be able to model appropriate behavior during the deliberation.
• Students will be able to formulate their own opinion/feelings on the debate and select a side.  

PRIORITY STANDARDS:

Content Standards:

4.5 Demonstrate techniques for positive collaborative relationships with children.

4.6 Demonstrate professional practices and standards related to working with children.  

12.1, 12.2  & 12.3 Analyze principles, conditions,  and strategies of human growth and development across the lifespan (part of this standard is taught in child development  & human development).

Common Core Learning Standards:

SL.11-12.2. Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) in order to make informed decisions and solve problems, evaluating the credibility and accuracy of each source and noting any discrepancies among the data.

TIME FRAME

• This lesson will last approximately 2 or 3 class periods (48 minutes each): 2 work days, 1 deliberation day

MATERIALS :

• Document to assignment that is shared with students.  
• Computer

PROCEDURE:

1. Explain to students: Rationale: A large part of development in middle childhood is social development. Children this age are very social creatures. They tend to lessen the focus on their relationships with family members and direct their attention to their friends. As children move into middle childhood, their friendships become much more personal and are based on thoughts and feelings. Children in middle childhood value loyalty in their friendships and choose friends that they can trust. But what about those children who have few friends they can talk to? Some children do not feel the need to have a large amount of friends, but others would not choose to be in that situation. Thousands of children are bullied each year. Bullying can occur in the classroom, in the cafeteria, at the bus stop, and even at home on the computer. Recent news stories have informed us of some very serious and heartbreaking cases of children being bullied to death. The question is: Who is Responsible, Parents or Teachers? Your Task: Participate in a deliberation to come to a decision about the deliberation and justify your opinion with evidence from the text and the discussion. Your Essential Question is: Should our society hold teachers or parents responsible for bullying?
2. Go over the requirements on the doc.
3. Provide your students will work time.
4. On the day of deliberation review proper etiquette and begin the debate.
5. Students will end with responding to the final decision prompt on the document.    

:ASSESSMENT:

• Students will be graded on the their responses on the google document.