Fishbowl Debates

We are beginning a series of Fish Bowl debates in social studies classes.  This series is taken from a Teaching American History Colloquium.  It was developed by Jim Cameron, a teacher from Michigan. 

Our first debate is with Mr. DiDomineck's 7th grade classes.  The topic is: "Should the Articles of Confederation be replaced?" 

Students - Please use the subpage links on the left to find your Fish Bowl Debate activity. 

Teachers - Please see Mr. Cotton if you would like to see how this works or would like more information. 

Fishbowl Debate Rubric (doc file - 33 KB)
Fishbowl Strength and Weakness Organizer (doc file - 29 KB)
Fishbowl Points of Debate Organizer (doc file - 36 KB)

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