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Name: LETA
Address: 7733 Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70810, US
Telephone: 2257675660
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Curriculum Supports and Suggestions for Grades 6-8; 9-12

OBJECTIVES

Students will learn how to properly prepare for and present arguments with proper evidence..
Students will learn how to debate issues properly using evidence to support claims.
Students will learn about Huey P. Long and the legacy he left in Louisiana and the US.

EDUCATION STANDARDS: SOCIAL STUDIES, ELA

Louisiana Social Studies Standards: 8.1, 8.2, 8.6, 8.7, 8.12h
Louisiana English Language Arts Standards: Reading Informational Text: 8.1, 8.4, 8.6, 8.8, Writing: 8.1(a-e), 8.4, 8.5, 8.6, 8.7, 8.8, 8.9(a-b), Language: 8.1, 8.2, 8.3a, 8.4(a-d), 8.6, Speaking/Listening: 8.1(a-d), 8.3, 8.4.

MEDIA RESOURCES

MATERIALS NEEDED

SUGGESTED TIME

Students will need five 45 minute class periods to read, research, prepare arguments, and write argumentative essays.
Students will need five 45 minute class periods to read, research, and prepare arguments to debate.
Students will need time to read, research, and study the life and professional history of Huey P. Long.

VERIFICATION
Checks for Understanding-Participation in class conversation & debate, student’s final product.

ACTIVITY/LESSON

Debate Activity Long's Speeches

Students will need to read or class read together one or two of the speeches of Huey P. Long and recognize how speeches are written to provide evidence to support original premises (claims). {May select one or two of the speeches to use for this activity}
Students will need to discuss in small groups or the class as a whole, the arguments presented in the speech(es). Focus on how Long supports his arguments. Does he provide evidence to support claims? Does he use primary sources? Is it hearsay?
Teacher will separate the class into two groups to create arguments on any particular issue to be debated, (may be a current or a historical event). Teachers may want students to debate about an issue in one of the speeches, or choose any other issue that may be pertinent in the lives of your students.
A link is provided to assist in conducting the classroom debate. How to conduct a debate

VOCABULARY