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Table of Contents
Ready,, Read,
Ready Read, Debate!
Debate! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Using
Using This
This Book
Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Using
Using Debat
Debates
es to
to Build
Build Voca
Vocabul
bulary
ary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Graphic
Graphic Organiz
Organizers
ers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
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1. Should animals be used to test new products? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2. Should cell phones and beepers be allowed in class? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3. In disasters like the sinking of the Titanic,
who should be saved first? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
4. Should beaches have rules? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5. Should people be allowed to go barefoot anywhere they want? . . . . . . 19
6. Should gun makers pay the cost of gun violence? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
7. Should people lose their jobs if it helps the environment? . . . . . . . . . . 21
8. Should children be allowed to enter beauty pageants? . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
9. Should student athletes have to get good grades to play sports? . . . . . . 23
10. Should coats made with dog fur be against the law? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
11. Should boxing be banned? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
12. Do police belong in schools? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
13. Should hunting be banned as a sport? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
14. Should students get paid for attending school? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
15. If you do the crime, shoul
should parents do the time? . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
d your parents
16. Should teen criminals be locked up in adult prisons? . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
17. Should you change the way you dress because
of what other people might think? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
18. Should businesses be forced to deliver to every neighborhood? . . . . . . 32
19. Should the government rate music? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
20. Are teen juries a good idea? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
21. Is space exploration worth the money we spend on it? . . . . . . . . . . . 35
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Ready, Read, Debate!
Debating teaches students how to investigate new ideas and develop critical
thinking skills, and opens their minds to different viewpoints.
viewpoints.
Not an Argument
Unfortunately, many of us confuse debating
Unfortunately, debating with arguing. And no wonder! Our most
public displays of debate—political debates—are rarely an exchange of ideas for the
purpose of refining one’s
one’s thinking. Ideally,
Ideally, debating is an open-minded,
open-minded, intelligent way
to explore a world filled with diverse viewpoints.
In the classroom, you can best instruct
instruct about this type
type of debate by regularly modeling
it, making sure to demonstrate your willingness to change your opinions
opinions as you gather
new information. For a simple
simple debate exercise, you can complete the five-step
five-step process in
minutes. A more elaborate or complex
complex debate may extend for weeks.
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The Reading Connection
Of course in this book you will find many debates which will spark new ideas and chal-
lenge existing viewpoints.
viewpoints. But before you even even consult the pages
pages in this book, you can
help students better prepare for debating just by turning to the books they are reading . . .
or have read long ago.
As a warm-up, bring out thethe children’s
children’s classic, Make Way for Ducklings. (Yes,
(Yes, ev
even
en your
sophisticated middle-schoolers will see the debating value of this picture book when you
are finished.) Read the book aloud to students to refresh their memory of the tale. Then
introduce the debate question,
question, “Should Mike havehave stopped the traffic to let the ducklings
cross the street?”
Instead of having
having students immediately
immediately vote yes or no, focus on exploring
exploring the differ-
ent sides of this question.
question. (NOTE: It is extremely important
important for you to show
show that you are
always more interested in the process of forming an opinion than you are in the opinion
itself.) Why might someone say that Mike was right? Why might others think he was
wrong? Have students revisit the story to seek further information and clarification. Were
there stop signs or traffic lights on the street? How fast were the cars going? Were there,
in fact, many cars on the street?
street?
Point out to students that they can look to most of the books they are reading indepen-
dently for good debate questions.
questions. And by the middle grades, students are capable of tak-
ing each step to a deeper level.
Use as an example the book Spirit Quest by Susan Susan Sharpe.
Sharpe. In this
this book,
book, a young
young
Native American boy discovers more about his rich ancestry. Within the book there
are tons of debatable issues. But a real-world debate topic (which is found later in this
book) is “Should sports teams drop Native American names?” This debate takes on a
whole new significance when viewed through the eyes of William—the protagonist in
Spirit Quest .
Just Imagine
Critical
Critical thinking,
thinking, thoughtful
thoughtful discuss
discussion,
ion, and informed
informed,, flexible
flexible opinions
opinions.. What
What a
great process to teach students. What a great literacy skill to give our future
community leaders!
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Using This Book
There are many
many ways that you can use the debates in this book. Students can
read them independently,
independently, or you can use them for a whole-class discussion or as
shared reading.
reading. Here are
are a few suggestions:
Whole-Class Discussion
You may simply pass out a debate and ask students to read the debate issue—both
sides—and then discuss in class. However
However,, for a richer experience you may want to
preview the debate topic by just reading the title aloud. Then students can fill out the
first part of the Before and After graphic organizer found on page 13. This will allow
students to see how their opinion might change as they gather more information.
Shared Reading
Remember that you, the teacher,
Remember teacher, are the most valuab
valuable
le resource
resource for modeling
modeling how one
goes about forming an opinion.
opinion. To
To best do this, pass out a copy of a debate to each
student.
student. As you read the
the debate to the students,
students, use several
several “think alouds”
alouds” to show how
how
your opinion
opinion is forming.
forming. Interjecting
Interjecting comments
comments such as “Oh, I never thought
thought of that.”
that.” Or
“That’s something
something I never thought of before.”
before.” This shows that you are an active,
engaged reader.
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Using Debates to Build Vocabulary
Use this grid to pre-teach difficult words or to follow up on difficult words after
the debate has been discussed in class.You may also want to assign these words in
conjunction with the Learning New Words graphic organizer found on page 12.
Debate Vocabulary
Prompt Words Definition
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Words
12. Do police belong beat (n.) the area a police officer is responsible for
in schools? controversy an argument or dispute
rowdy wild behavior
13. Should hunting be endangered on its way to becoming extinct
banned as a sport? inhumane cruel and brutal
tradition somet
ethhing that is han
and
ded down from one generation to the next
14. Should students ded
ediication willingness to
to sp
spend ti
time anand en
energy on
on a given pr
project
get paid for motivation the rea
easson or reaso
son
ns that cause you to do something
attending school? sweatshops factories where workererss are treated inhumanely
15. If you do the crime, contribute to add to
should your parents partially in part, no
n ot completely
do the time? senten
encced order
ered
ed by a judge to serve jail time or comm
mmu
unity service
16. Should teen crimi- commit to do; to take part in
nals be locked up increase to make greater, to make more likely to happen
in adult prisons? reform to change for the better
17. Should you change conference a meeting
the way you dress conform to try to fit into accepted standards
because of what shallow lacking depth; superficial
other people might
think?
18. Should businesses crave to have a strong desire for
be forced to deliver dis
iscr
crim
imin
inat
atee to tre
treat
at so
some
meoone un
unfai
airl
rly
y bas
based
ed on unr
unrel
elat
ated
ed fac
acto
tors
rs
to every neighbor- illegal against the law
hood?
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Definition
Prompt Words
25. Are teen curfews a cruise to roam around
good thing? focus to concentrate on
institute (v.) to put into place
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Words
38. Should surveillance install to put in place
cameras be used in reduce to lower
schools? surveillance to watch carefully over a wide area
common to occur often
39. Should moshing be packed filled to capacity
allowed at concerts? risky potentially dangerous
conclusive provides in
information th
that allows a co
conclusion to
to be
be ma
made
40. Should school news-
inconsistent to no
not fo
follow al
along; to
to be
be co
contrary to
to
papers be censored? supervise to oversee
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Debate Topic:
Word Sentence My Definition
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Debate Topic:
Part 1: Before reading
reading this debate, these are my
Before thoughts and opinions about the topic:
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
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Debate Topic:
For/Yes Against/No
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Your Turn!
Write Now: What is your point of view? Write a letter to the editor of your local
newspaper voicing your opinion.
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Your Turn!
Talk About It: What is the strongest argument for allowing cell phones and
beepers in class? What’s the strongest argument against them?
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Your Turn!
Write Now: Do you think “women and children first” is a good idea? Why or why not?
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Your Turn!
Write Now: Make a poster that lists rules you think a beach should have.
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Your Turn!
Consider Both Sides: Make a list of three reasons why someone would want to go
barefoot anywhere they want. Make another list of three reasons why someone would
not want to.
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Your Turn!
Write Now: Imagine that you have lost a brother or sister to gun violence. Write a
letter to your state senator explaining your point of view on this debate.
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Endangered
Endangered species It’s
It’s time to put people
must be our first priority. first! People shouldn’t
It’s
It’s unfortunate when lose their jobs because of
people lose their jobs, but it’s
it’s worse animal
animals.
s. Sure,
Sure, we shoul
shouldd prote
protect
ct the
when animal species become extinct. enviro
environment
nment as as best we we can. But saving
saving
The American wilderness is a national the environment should not put people
treas
treasur
ure.
e. It belo
belongs
ngs to every
everyone.
one. And out of work.
work. Anywa
Anywayy, environ
environmenta
mentalists
lists
it would be sad to lose any part of it. always
always exagg
exaggerate.
erate. Lots of times
times
More important, the planet’s
planet’s endangered
endangered species are just types of
environment
environment is very
very delicate. Losing a bugs or weeds.
weeds. It’s
It’s bad enough
enough to think
think
single kind of animal could have
have terrible that an endangered owl might cost
consequences. people
people their
their jobs.
jobs. But bugsbugs and
and weeds?
weeds?
Your Turn!
Find Out More: Make a list of jobs that may harm certain parts of the
environment.
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Your Turn!
Talk About It:
What is the minimum age someone should be to enter a beauty
pageant? Why?
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Your Turn!
Consider Both Sides: Imagine you are the star football player at your school. How
would you feel if you were kept out of the game until your grades improved?
improved?
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Your Turn!
Write About It: Write an e-mail message to your senator explaining either why dog
fur coats should be outlawed or why they should be kept legal.
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Your Turn!
Find Out More: Take a poll of five people. Are they for or against a boxing ban?
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Police officers around the country have a Also, people think having a police officer
officer
new beat. It’s called public school. Counties around makes kids feel safer.
in more than forty states now have police But other people think having cops in
officers patrolling their school grounds. It’s school is a terrible idea. They say it will make
one of the many ways schools are trying to kids feel like school is a dangerous place.
stop violence. But the presence of cops in They also claim that the police officers will
schools is causing controversy. make kids feel like they are in prison.
People in favor of police officers in schools What do you think? Should we have cops in
say the cops prevent violence. A kid is less our schools?
likely to start a fight if a police officer is
there. And if there’s
there’s an emergency,
emergency, there is
someone there who is trained to handle it.
Your Turn!
Talk About It:
Would you feel safer if there were police in your school? Why or why
not? What do your friends think?
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Should hunting be
banned as a sport?
Some people
people think that hunting should
should be banned. Other people disagre
disagree.
e. What
do you think?
E very year about 14 million Americans go These people also say that hunting destroys
hunting.
hunting. They shoot at bear,
bear, moose,
moose, prairie
prairie the environm
e nvironment.
ent.
dogs,
dogs, and even
even pigeons.
pigeons. Some of these Hunters say that they’re
they’re just doing what
animals become food. Some are stuffed for people have always done. They say hunting is
trophies. Others are sold for their skins. an American tradition and that no one has the
In recent
recent years, howev
however,
er, hunters
hunters have
have been right to tell them to stop. Many hunters also
the ones under attack. Hunting seasons have say they need to hunt because it provides food
been shortened. Land has been placed off- for their families.
limits for hunters. And certain animals have What do you think? Should hunting be
been declared endangered, which
which mean
meanss no banned?
one is allowed to kill them. Why? Many
people say hunting is cruel and inhumane.
Your Turn!
Find Out More: Research
Research what kinds of animals are hunted in your state. When
are they hunted and for how long?
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Your Turn!
Consider Both Sides: Ask two adults how they feel about this issue. Then ask two
kids.
kids. How are their opinions similar or different?
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Your Turn!
Talk About It: What do you think? Tell why it would be a good rule. Tell why it would
be a bad rule.
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Your Turn!
Write Now: You probably feel strongly about this issue. Share your opinion by
writing a paragraph explaining your point of view.
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It’s
It’s a fact:
fact: Peopl
People
e judge
judge You should always be
you by the clothes you yours
yourself
elf.. It’s
It’s as simple
simple as
wear
wear. Sometimes
Sometimes that’s
that’s that
that.. If peo
peopl plee are
are
wrong.
wrong. But if you’
you’re
re meeting
meeting someone
someone shallow enough to judge you by the
who doesn’t know
know you, they don’t
don’t clothes you wear,
wear, that’s
that’s their problem,
always
always have much
much to go on. You may be not yours.
yours. Anywa
Anywayy, if your
your family
family and
a great
great person.
person. But if you’
you’re wearin
wearingg a friends really love
love you, they’ll get over
shirt with a skull on it, someone
someone might what might scare
scare them
them at first.
first. Even
Even
find that frightening. You don’t always
always grandpar
grandparents.
ents. Probabl
Probablyy half the stuff
stuff
have to conform. But sometimsometimes
es it’s
it’s kids do seems strange to grandparents.
grandparents.
best to dress according to the situation.
sit uation. But most of the time they manage to
love their grandkids anyway.
Your Turn!
Consider Both Sides: What’s
What’s your view on this debate? Think about the other side
and defend it.
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Your Turn!
Consider Both Sides: If you were a delivery person, would you want to drive into a
high-crime neighborhood? What if you lived in that neighborhood? Would you expect
businesses to deliver to you?
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Your Turn!
Talk About It:Poll other students in your class. Have they ever bought CDs that
their parents might not have wanted them to buy? What happened?
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Picture this: You’re on a field trip to the people are tried by juries of other young
town courthouse. While you’re there you get people. The juries can give sentences of
to meet many
many important
important people:
people: a judge, community service. They can also
lawyers, and even
even the mayor.
mayor. Then your recommend that the accused go to counseling.
teacher says you’re going to watch a real But there is one thing that the teen juries can’t
trial. But when
when the trial begins,
begins, and the jury do—they can’t send kids to jail.
walks into the jury box, you disco
discover
ver that
that the
the Many people think youth courts are a great
jury is made up of kids your own age! way to involve kids in the justice system.
Surprised?
Surprised? Believ
Believee it or not, these trials
trials are Others say kids are too young to hand out fair
happening all across the country. sentences.
Right now,
now, there are more than 200 youth What do you think? Are youth courts a
courts in 25 states. In youth courts, young good idea?
Your Turn!
Talk About It:If you were a juror on a teen jury, do you think you would be easier or
harder
harder on the defendant than a regular judge? Why?
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Your Turn!
Consider Both Sides: Think of all the things that the government spends money
on. List three things that are more important than space exploration. List three
things that are less important.
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Your Turn!
Consider Both Sides: What if you lost money? Would you want someone to return
the money? Would you understand if someone did not want to return it?
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Your Turn!
Talk About It:
If malls aren’t allowed to ban teens, what can malls do to control
teen problems at the mall?
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Your Turn!
Write Now: Write one reason why you should tell the teacher about a cheater.
cheater.
Write one reason why you might not.
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Your Turn!
Find Out More: What are some things, instead of curfews
cur fews,, that cities and towns
can do to prevent problems?
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Your Turn!
Consider Both Sides: What are three positive things about year-round school?
What are three negative things?
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Should skateboarding be
banned in public places?
Some say skateboarding
skateboarding in public places is dangerous. Others say it’s
it’s not only fun
but a right.What do you think?
I t’s Saturday afternoon. You and your friends complain that there aren’t many other places
head to the park to ride your skateboards. But for kids to skate. Most communities don’t
when you arrive, a police officer
officer stops you. have skateboarding parks.
She says skateboarding has been banned in City officials say the bans are necessary
the park and tells you to leave. because skateboarders disrupt traffic and
These days,
days, lots of skateboar
skateboarders
ders are bother pedestrians. They also say that
finding themselves without a place to skate. skateboarding is extremely dangerous. Every
Cities and towns across the country have year, thousands of skateboarders injure
banned skateboarding in public places. Many themselves and others while skating in public
skateboarders think these bans are unfair. areas.
They say that skateboarding should be treated What do you think? Should skateboarding
the same as any other sport. They also be banned in public places?
Your Turn!
Write Now: Make a list of three points that the two sides of this debate might
agree on.
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Talk About It:How would you feel if you found out that your Olympic hero had won
because of performance-enhancing drugs?
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Your Turn!
Find Out More: Make a list of all the teams that use Native American names.
names. Can
you come up with other names to use instead?
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Talk About It: Are you more or less likely to buy a product that was endorsed by a
celebrity? Tell why.
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Give us us a break.
break. There’
There’s Are you kidding? Putting
too much competition on a tie doesn’t make
over clothing in schools someone any smarter.
today
today. Kids should
should focus
focus on their
their Uniforms only make kids uncomfortable;
schoolwork,
schoolwork, rather than on appearances.
appearances. they don’t turn kids into better students.
They should also be finding better ways More
More important,
important, uniforms
uniforms hinder free
to express
express their individuality
individuality.. Choosing a thinking
thinking and teach
teach kids to conform.
conform. The
sweater
sweater to wear
wear isn’t
isn’t creative.
creative. And solution to problems such as gang
there are bigger problems associated violence is to encourage kids to think for
with clothes
clothes.. Gangs
Gangs identify
identify themselv
themselves
es themselves, and to not follow
follow the crowd.
crowd.
by certain
certain colors
colors and
and symbols
symbols.. School
School Making kids wear uniforms teaches the
uniforms get rid of this problem. opposite lesson.
Your Turn!
Consider Both Sides: Why do you think some teachers would like dress codes for
students? Why do you think some parents don’t support dress codes?
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Find Out More: Make a list of celebrities who do speak out on issues.
issues. Have any of
these celebrities influenced your opinions?
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Talk About It: What’s
What’s your opinion on this issue? Discuss your point of view with
others in your class.
class.
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Talk About It: Are teen drivers more likely than older drivers to make mistakes?
Are teen drivers more likely to break the law?
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Consider Both Sides: How would you feel if someone took a picture of you after
you asked them not to? Would
Would you take a picture
picture of a friend who told you not to?
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Write Now: How much do you do? Write a paragraph describing your own schedule.
Explain why you might want to add to or cut back on it.
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Consider Both Sides: Imagine that you are a treasure hunter who has just found
a valuable object off the U.S. coast. What would you say in a speech to congress?
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Write Now: Imagine surveillance cameras are used in your school. Do students and
teachers feel the same way about the cameras?
cameras? Write a news story about
student and teacher reaction to the cameras.
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Should moshing be
allowed at concerts?
Some say moshing at concerts is dangerous. Others say it’
it’ss safe.What
safe. What do you
think?
You’re at a concert. The place is packed and moshing. Why? Because unruly concerts can be
the music is loud. This is what you live for. very dangerous. In the past five
five years, 49 people
You make your way to the front of the crowd. have died and nearly 22,000 people have been
You know that the real action is by the stage. injured at concerts in the United States. The
But when you arrive,
arrive, everyone is just stand- moshing fad explains a lot of the injuries.
ing around. No one is bumping into one But for many
many music fans,
fans, not being
being able to
another. No one is crowd surfing or stage div- mosh takes the fun out of concerts. They also
ing. And then you see the big line of security claim moshing isn’t the problem and that it
guards.
guards. At this concert,
concert, moshing
moshing is not shouldn’t be blamed when crowds get out of
allowed! control.
This is a common story these days. Many What do you think? Should moshing be
bands and concert promoters are saying no to allowed at concerts?
No mosh,
mosh, no fun.
fun. Moshers are obnoxious
Going to a concert and really dangerous.
without moshing is like They ruin concerts for
going to a restaurant without eating. everyone else. You can’t
can’t get close to the
Besides, moshing is not that dangerous.
dangerous. stage without someone jumping on you
It’s
It’s high-energy
high-energy dancing.
dancing. That’s
That’s it. or knocking
knocking you
you over
over.. And moshing
There’s plenty of things that are much always
always leads to fights. Sooner or later,
later,
more risky than
than moshing
moshing.. Like
Like playin
playingg someone gets pushed too hard and they
football.
football. More
More kids
kids get injured
injured on a start punching.
punching. Anywa
Anywayy, it’s
it’s not like
like
football field than
than in a mosh pit, but no moshing is the only way to enjoy a
one wants to ban football. concert.
concert. There
There are plenty
plenty of ways
ways to
dance without hurting other people.
Your Turn!
Talk About It: Would you be nervous at a concert where kids were moshing? Or
would you join in? What might you do to protect yourself?
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Consider Both Sides: Why might some people want school papers censored?
censored? Why
would others be against it?
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Talk About It:
What means of control, other than paddling, can teachers use in
the classroom?
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Write Now:Make a list of the things you enjoy that might be harmful to the
environment. Are there any you could use less—or stop using altogether?
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Write Now: Make a list of two to three places where you would like to be a
volunteer.
volunteer. What kinds of things could you do if you volunteered at these places?
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Talk About It:Why do you think some people may feel strongly about this issue?
How do you feel about it? Share it with others in your class.
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Talk About It: If someone you know needed a transplant, how would you feel about
the use of pigs’ organs.
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Write Now: Why does separate training make sense? Why might it not be a good
idea?
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Find Out More: Take a poll in your class. How many are in favor? How many are
against?
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Write Now: Write a paragraph that explains your feelings about riflery.
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Talk About It: Why might some countries need help from the United States?
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Write Now: Make a list of good reasons for teens to have credit cards. Make a
second list of reasons why it is a bad idea.
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