School Lunches Debate

Driving Question:
Are the new healthier school lunches actually healthier? Are the healthy benefits worth the drop in students who do not eat lunches?


Grabber: Why Students Hate School Lunches

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/27/sunday-review/why-students-hate-school-lunches.html


Purpose:

  1. Determine whether the old, or new school lunch is more beneficial.

  2. Discover the nutritional information and benefits of both the old, and new school lunches.

  3. Encourage consideration of opposing viewpoints regarding appropriate change for school lunches.


Culminating Activity Format:

The students will split off into two groups to support and defend the different sides of the argument. The two groups will research and form a strong argument for their side. Their research will include statistics and opinions from different sources. After all research is gathered, the students will participate in a debate, defending their side of the issue.

























Rubric:

The students will be graded on their research that they gathered, their ability to debate, and their ability to answer questions on their argument.


Are New School Lunches Worth it?



Criteria

Score

Points Possible

Debate:

Defended you’re position well.


10 pts

Pre-Debate Information:

Research done leading up to debate that can be used to defend your position.


10 pts

General Information:

Use of facts, statistics, and other information in debate to defend your position.


10 pts

Persuasiveness:

Use of benefits and why you’re position is correct in the debate.


10 pts

Questions:

Did you answer the questions required in your debate?


10 pts

Citations:

Did you properly cite all the sources you used to back your position and complete your research?


10 pts

Group Work Ethic:

Did you carry your portion of the work and work with your other group members well?


10 pts



Total Pts Possible: 70 pts


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