Lesson 3: Identifying Points of View in Current Events
Duration of Days: 1
Lesson Objective
Students will contrast multiple stakeholder perspectives on a single modern socio-political issue.
Why do different groups interpret the same event differently? How does geography or background influence point of view?
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.11-12.1; MBL Standard 2B.
1. Warm-up: Quick-write about an issue from the point of view of a teenager vs. a senior citizen.
2. Activity: Divide the class into distinct stakeholder groups regarding a municipal policy issue (e.g., cell phone bans in school).
3. Debate/Discussion: Conduct a fishbowl discussion where each stakeholder group explains their point of view.
Build empathy and multi-perspective analysis skills; DOK Level 3 (Strategic Thinking).
Sentence starters for the fishbowl discussion; assign complex stakeholder roles to high-achieving students.
Reflection paragraph outlining a viewpoint contrasting with the student's personal belief.