23. THE TOWN MEETING (Collaboration, Discussion, Feedback)
Description: This role-play activity combines real world situations, current content, and advocacy.
Application: The Town Meeting is a summative role-play exercise.
Process: Have a thought-provoking topic in mind. Create a scenario. Describe the scenario to students and provide additional information, if needed. Assign the students roles pertaining to the scenario (town council member, local business owners, concerned citizens, homeowners, etc.) Hand out pertinent information to students so that they may give an informed presentation from their assigned roles. Give students time to prepare their positions. Remind students that only one will speak for the group, but all must contribute to the talking points. Tell a town council member he will run the meeting (call meeting to order, recognize people to speak, mediate conversation). Give signal to council member to begin presentations. Tell students that during the “open floor” they may ask and answer questions. To conclude meeting, direct all town council members to step out of class to deliberate their decision. Allow members to announce decision and have students write a reflection paper.
Description: This role-play activity combines real world situations, current content, and advocacy.
Application: The Town Meeting is a summative role-play exercise.
Process: Have a thought-provoking topic in mind. Create a scenario. Describe the scenario to students and provide additional information, if needed. Assign the students roles pertaining to the scenario (town council member, local business owners, concerned citizens, homeowners, etc.) Hand out pertinent information to students so that they may give an informed presentation from their assigned roles. Give students time to prepare their positions. Remind students that only one will speak for the group, but all must contribute to the talking points. Tell a town council member he will run the meeting (call meeting to order, recognize people to speak, mediate conversation). Give signal to council member to begin presentations. Tell students that during the “open floor” they may ask and answer questions. To conclude meeting, direct all town council members to step out of class to deliberate their decision. Allow members to announce decision and have students write a reflection paper.
Reference and/or for more information:
23. The Town Meeting
Stanfill, A. (2013). The Town Meeting. Cross Creek Early College.
23. The Town Meeting
Stanfill, A. (2013). The Town Meeting. Cross Creek Early College.