The Vendor of Sweets Lesson Plan

Debate: To Let It Be, or Not to Let It Be?

Kind of Activity:

Classwide Discussion

Objective:

Students will analyse and interpret the final scene of the text.

Common Core Standards:

N/A

Structure:

The teacher should ask students to prepare for another classwide debate and divide the class into three groups. The question that students will debate will be: did Jagan do the right thing by leaving his son in jail?

After the teacher explains this and answers any other questions that they might have, students should begin by getting together in their groups and deciding upon a list of three arguments that they want to present in favor of their position (the "positions" should...