Students will:

• Identify and use processes important to reconstructing and reinterpreting the past using a variety of sources NCSS

• Cooperate as members of a group to develop a philosophy regarding their particular position in a debate;

• Investigate, interpret, and analyze multiple historical and contemporary viewpoints within and across cultures related to important events (NCSS);

• Use knowledge of facts and concepts drawn from history to inform decision-making about and action-taking on public issues (NCSS);

• Learn how to conduct a constructive discussion with opposing views.