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Structured Academic Controversy:

Structured Academic Controversy:. Did 1.5 million African Americans move north from 1916-1930 because of racism in the South?. CONTROVERSY!. YES : African Americans moved north from 1916-1930 because of racism in the South.

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Structured Academic Controversy:

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  1. Structured Academic Controversy: Did 1.5 million African Americans move north from 1916-1930 because of racism in the South?

  2. CONTROVERSY! • YES: African Americans moved north from 1916-1930 because of racism in the South. • NO: African Americans moved north from 1916-1930 because of reasons other than racism.

  3. Basic Steps • Preparation - reading documents • Position Presentation • Consensus Building – reaching a conclusive answer as a group

  4. 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

  5. Let’s Get Started • Locate those with the same COLORas 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

  6. Present to Your Counterparts Position Presentation a. “Yes” presents their position using supporting evidence from the texts. • “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

  7. 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

  8. Summarizer What conclusions did your group come to?

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