Structured Academic Controversy: Did 1.5 million African Americans move north from because of racism in the South?

CONTROVERSY! YES: African Americans moved north from because of racism in the South. NO: African Americans moved north from because of reasons other than racism.

Basic Steps I.Preparation - reading documents II.Position Presentation III.Consensus Building – reaching a conclusive answer as a group

Rules of A Successful Academic Controversy Active listening Challenge ideas, not persons Try your best to understand other position Share the floor: each person in pair MUST have an opportunity to speak No disagreeing until consensus-building

Let’s Get Started Locate those with the same COLOR as you. YES sit adjacent to YES. NO sit adjacent to NO. In your pair examine the documents and find those that support your position. Record on your capture sheet. 15 minutes

Present to Your Counterparts Position Presentation a.“Yes” presents their position using supporting evidence from the texts. b.“No” restates “Yes”’s position to Yes’s satisfaction. 5 Minutes and then switch c.“No” presents their position using supporting evidence from the texts. d. “Yes” restates “No”s position to “No”s satisfaction. 5 minutes

Build Consensus Put aside your differences. Discuss the ideas that have been presented. Where does your group agree? Where does your group disagree? 15 minutes

What conclusions did your group come to? Summarizer