Today:
Lord of the Flies: The Debate
During this class, I will be breaking you into two groups to debate the following:
Side One: People are inherently Evil. We are born with the tendency for evil and need to constantly suppress the urge to be bad. The only thing keeping us “good” are the laws and consequences that are in place within society. Without them, we would act selfishly and think only of ourselves.
Side 2: People are born good, but their experiences force them into being a good or bad person. Evil, or being bad is a direct consequence of ones experience in life.
Directions: Please break into two groups and assign the following parts:
Captain: You will read your opening statement expressing your main point to prove. This will be very similar to the thesis of a paper. You will pick the order of your team to make your top 4 points.
Thinkers (4): You will direct the 4 examples that your team uses.
Scribe: You will write the main thesis of your group and record the four examples to prove your point.
Debate team: You will carefully listen to the argument from the other side and attempt to counter their argument.
Main Statement:_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Example 1:______________________________________________________________________
Example 2:______________________________________________________________________
Example 3:______________________________________________________________________
Example 4:______________________________________________________________________
We will begin with each side giving their opening. Then we will go back in forth. Each team will present their example, and the other side will have the opportunity to counter their argument with their own examples.
Each round will be awarded a winner.
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