Below we have some assignments that can serve as starting points for you to assign your students!
Topic | Subject | Grade Level | Type | Context | Instructions | Copy |
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Brown V Board of Education | Constitutional Law | Law School | socraticdialog | Focus on the precedent it set for cases. | Make sure to think about what each justice wrote. | |
Martin Luther King Jr. | US History | high school | character | The Selma to Montgomery March | Focus on the reasons, planning, and attempts of the march | |
Should we get rid of the SAT? | not subject specific | high school | debate | Focus on arguments about whether or not the SAT is a fair measurement of college-readiness | Make sure to articulate your points clearly | |
Should there be higher restrictions for teenagers on social media? | not subject specific | high school | debate | Focus on the effects of social media on teen mental health | Make sure the articulate your points clearly | |
Climate Change | science | middle school | socraticdialog | Focus on causes of climate change | Continue talking until you feel comfortable with the topic | |
English | ESOL | high school | roleplay | Setting: Doctor\'s office | BotRole: Healthcare provider | User Role: Patient | Vocab to Include: present perfect continuous tense | using the present perfect continuous (e.g. I have been feeling), imagine you are describing a health issue to a nurse or doctor | |
James Madison | US History | middle school | character | The Bill of Rights | Ask at least 5 questions you have about the bill of rights, for the person who wrote them! | |
The First Amendment | Civics | high school | socraticdialog | Focus on the rights guaranteed to people by the first amendment to the US constitution and the ways these rights have been denied to certain groups throughout history. | Keep talking until you feel comfortable explaining each of the 5 rights guaranteed by the first amendment |