Government Debate

The 6th graders have been very active in Social Studies in the past week.  Last Friday, the students held their first formal debate.  The question that they were arguing was "Which is the best form of government: the Athenian Democracy or the Roman Republic?".  Students worked in groups to brainstorm arguments and rebuttals.  Then, they met together to argue their points of view.  Students in the inner circle debated orally while the outer circle discussed their thoughts using Schoology.  Then the groups switched.  The 6th graders did a great job on their first debate.  This week, the students learned about the Punic Wars between Rome and Carthage by acting them out.  On Friday, students will take their early Rome test.