LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Read opposing viewpoints and take a side; evaluate potential reasons for and against parents posting about their teens on social media.

HEALTH ED STANDARDS

NHES 2: Analyze influences that affect health and well-being of self and others.

CASEL COMPETENCY: Social awareness

Lesson Plan: Should Parents Post About Their Kids?

Is it OK for parents to post about their teens on social media, or should they keep their complaints about their children private?

PREPARING TO READ

Before you read the debate “Should Parents Post About their Kids?” ask your students the following pre-reading question:

What are the pros and cons of parents posting about their kids on social media?

READING AND DISCUSSION

  • Have your students read the debate “Should Parents Post About Their Kids?” independently; read the debate out loud to them; or have one student read one side of the debate and another student read the other side.
  • After they’ve read the debate, revisit the pre-reading question. Have their answers changed?

BUILDING COMPREHENSION

Check students’ comprehension of and engagement with the story with the following assessment tools:

  • Comprehension Quiz

EXPANDING SEL OPPORTUNITIES

Continue the learning journey with the following extension activity:

Hold a FOUR CORNERS DEBATE to settle the discussion once and for all! Before the activity begins, assign each corner of your classroom one of the following positions: strongly agree, agree somewhat, disagree somewhat, or strongly disagree. After distributing the skills sheets, have students choose a position in response to the statement “lt’s OK for parents to post about their kids on social media.” Once they have had a chance to prepare their ideas using the skills sheet, have each student choose a corner. From there, form mixed-opinion groups with students from different corners, and have the students take turns sharing and defending their opinions in their small groups. After the debate, have the whole class discuss whether debating the topic made them think differently about it. 

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