Object: Convince your group’s judge to choose your card. Be persuasive and back up your claims.
- Select a member of your group to be the “judge”
- Investigate this webpage: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/06/26/colin-kaepernick-is-back-news-heres-how-black-athletes-can-inspire-activism/
- Group members (other than the judge): choose the card that you think best describes this webpage.
- One-by-one, make your case to the judge, explaining why you think your card is the best fit.
- After hearing group members’ testimony, the judge will announce the winning card and report this ruling to the full class when we regroup.
Object: Convince your group’s judge to choose your card. Be persuasive and back up your claims.
- Select a member of your group to be the “judge”
- Investigate this webpage:https://sportshoop.la/threads/anyone-remember-back-when-the-nfl-was-about-football.157072/#post-5567250
- Group members (other than the judge): choose the card that you think best describes this webpage.
- One-by-one, make your case to the judge, explaining why you think your card is the best fit.
- After hearing group members’ testimony, the judge will announce the winning card and report this ruling to the full class when we regroup.
Object: Convince your group’s judge to choose your card. Be persuasive and back up your claims.
- Select a member of your group to be the “judge”
- Investigate this webpage: https://nbpa.com/
playeractivism - Group members (other than the judge): choose the card that you think best describes this webpage.
- One-by-one, make your case to the judge, explaining why you think your card is the best fit.
- After hearing group members’ testimony, the judge will announce the winning card and report this ruling to the full class when we regroup.
Object: Convince your group’s judge to choose your card. Be persuasive and back up your claims.
- Select a member of your group to be the “judge”
- Investigate this webpage: https://nflcommunications.com/Pages/Statement-From-NFL-Commissioner-Roger-Goodell----.aspx
- Group members (other than the judge): choose the card that you think best describes this webpage.
- One-by-one, make your case to the judge, explaining why you think your card is the best fit.
- After hearing group members’ testimony, the judge will announce the winning card and report this ruling to the full class when we regroup.
Object: Convince your group’s judge to choose your card. Be persuasive and back up your claims.
- Select a member of your group to be the “judge”
- Investigate this webpage: https://www.naturalnews.com/2020-09-17-nfl-nba-and-mlb-promote-criminals-as-heroes-violence.html
- Group members (other than the judge): choose the card that you think best describes this webpage.
- One-by-one, make your case to the judge, explaining why you think your card is the best fit.
- After hearing group members’ testimony, the judge will announce the winning card and report this ruling to the full class when we regroup.
Object: Convince your group’s judge to choose your card. Be persuasive and back up your claims.
- Select a member of your group to be the “judge”
- Investigate this webpage: https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/10/24/most-americans-say-its-ok-for-professional-athletes-to-speak-out-publicly-about-politics/
- Group members (other than the judge): choose the card that you think best describes this webpage.
- One-by-one, make your case to the judge, explaining why you think your card is the best fit.
- After hearing group members’ testimony, the judge will announce the winning card and report this ruling to the full class when we regroup.
Consider the following questions when you evaluate the website and explain your findings to the judge when making your case.
Context
- This webpage is part of what website? Who is responsible for the website? Possible answers include an individual, an organization, a company, a newspaper, a government agency, a thinktank, a social media company, etc.
Purpose
- What is the primary purpose of the website? Possible reasons include: to distribute news or research, to persuade you to feel a certain way, to share information about an organization, to encourage you to purchase something, to spread misinformation, to generate advertising revenue, to provide a platform for social networking, etc.
Voice
- Who can contribute content to this website? Who contributed the content on this page? Possible answers include: a scholar who researches this topic, someone who is personally closely connected to the topic, a journalist that reports on this topic, a non-profit organization that advocates for a position on this issue, a business that sells a product or service related to the topic, someone with no apparent connection to the topic, etc.
Choose a card and present it to the judge
