White Teeth Lesson Plan

Class Debate on the Ethics of FutureMouse

Kind of Activity:

Group Work

Objective:

Students will be able to synthesize arguments down to key points and marshall textual evidence.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.1 - Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain.

Structure:

FutureMouse is a controversial topic in the novel, and the genetically engineered mouse on which it was based in real life was also very controversial when it was released. Over the course of the novel, we encounter a number of...