Clash of the Titans, Grade 11

7. PANEL DISCUSSION

Objective: Students will analyze and discuss "Individual Responsibility."

Subject: Social Studies

Materials: A copy of "Individual Responsibility," * paper, pencil, video camera (optional)

Procedure:

  1. Have students read "Individual Responsibility."
  1. After reading "Individual Responsibility," have students answer the following questions:
          A. Who do your actions affect?
          B. Who are the people who are happy?
          C. What is an essential habit?
          D. Who can you hurt when you fail a subject?
          E. What is the world looking for?
          F. The world has little patience with what?
          G. How does Mr. Washington feel about a person's luck?
          H. Is what Mr. Washington said relevant to today's youth? Why or why not?
  1. Have students write down what they think individual responsibility means to them and those around them.

  2. Hold a panel discussion on how a person's individual responsibility can affect others and the world around them. How can individual responsibility have a positive or negative impact on our society? Examples: Crime, school shootings, and lack of respect for those around us.

  3. Optional - Video tape the panel discussion and make it available to other classes to watch and discuss.

*This is a chapter from the book, Character Building, by Booker T. Washington published in 1902.


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