SS10.CWI.7

Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 09-12 - Contemporary World Issues and Civic Engagement

SS10.CWI.7
Identify strategies that facilitate public discussion on societal issues, including debating various positions, using a deliberative process, blogging, and presenting public forums.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:

Strategies for public discussion.
Important controversial issues facing society today.
A variety of techniques for analyzing methods of public discussion and when each method is appropriate.

Skills

Students are able to:

Analyze strategies for public discussion.
Debate, deliberate, blog, and hold public forums on various societal issues.

Understanding

Students understand that:

Public discussion is important in regards to societal issues and how each method is appropriate at various times depending on the discussion.

Vocabulary

public discussion
societal issues
debate
blogging
deliberation
public forum

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