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1. Select an issue (e.g. gun control).
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2. Ask students to identify their positions on
the issue.
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3. Ask for 1-2 students who strongly support,
1-2 students who strongly oppose, and 1-2 students who
have mixed opinions.
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4. Post signs in the front of the room (on the
chalkboard) which state "Strongly Support" and
"Strongly Oppose." The signs should be at opposite
ends of the board.
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5. Ask the volunteer(s) who strongly support to
come up to the front of the room and stand under the sign
that states "Strongly Support." Ask the volunteer(s)
who strongly oppose to come up to the front of the room
and stand under the sign that states "Strongly Oppose."
Invite a student or students who have mixed opinions to
stand in the middle.
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6. Ask each student to explain why he or she has
taken the position he or she has. Then, ask any student
who has changed their mind to move in the direction of
their changed position.
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| 7. Invite the rest of the class to try to get any
of the students in the front of the room to change their
position by expressing powerful arguments. |
