Town Hall Meeting: Critical Thinking and Debate　

This article outlines the preparation and implementation of a collaborative debate-style activity that is modeled after a public forum at a town hall meeting where members of the community are suggesting how to use an unused piece of land. Students work in groups to build arguments favoring their position while questioning that of the other groups. One group acts as the town hall’s ruling committee that decides the fate of the unused land.

The Language Teacher, Issue 42.5