DSnowman

I use this lesson all the time in the first union of AP United States Government and it can be modified to fit other topics. Students do research on the question - in this case - Who should have control of education policy, the federal government or the states? Students find arguments (reasons) on both sides - then students are randomly divided into groups of 3 - one federal, one state, one judge. When the teacher says go, the groups all debate at the same time and then later in the class, the j

I use this lesson all the time in the first union of AP United States Government and it can be modified to fit other topics. Students do research on the question - in this case - Whose ideas were better suited for the American government, the federalists or the antifederalists? Students find arguments (reasons) on both sides - then students are randomly divided into groups of 3 - one federalist, one antifederalist, one judge. When the teacher says go, the groups all debate at the same time an