Latin American Current Affairs Debate

Country: Brazil
Background: The World Cup preparations are causing a significant increase in rent.

Debate Question: Is what is happening to residents such as Rita fair?

Sides:
Pro Yes it is fair.
Con No it is not fair

Groups 3 and 4 will be the debate moderators. Your role is to make sure that there is an active discussion in the class and that everyone speaks. The discussion should last for at least 10 minutes.

You will use:

1. Your background knowledge and the articles that you have read. Reread the article in the Current Affairs Center, See other articles Article Here and Article Here
2. The videos that are included Video Here, Video Here and Video Here

Then each student must create at least 3 discussion questions  to keep the discussion going.  Write these questions in your writing notebooks.
Please consult your teacher if you have any questions about this.

Take the time to plan out the discussion. Will you record it? (We have a class ipad that you can use) How will you set up the discussion stage? Will you have special guests?
Click Here to learn how to prepare yourself to lead a class discussion.