Underage DrinkingWhere Do You Stand on 21

and Up

The Group• Andrew Easton – Secondary English Education

Teacher at Gardner-Edgerton High School

• Debbie Garza – ESL Adjunct at Park University

• Joanne McDermott – Assistant Professor, Saint Luke’s College of Nursing

The ActivityStudents will research, organize, analyze and debate the societal issues concerning the legal drinking age.

Development Environment

Webspiration Concept Map6 Computers with Internet Access

Teacher as Facilitator

Student Collaboration

• Two Groups– One Pro, One Con

• Debate Wiki Page– Will Serve as a

Collaborative and Developmental Tool

• Also Available– Skype, Email, and

In-Class Efforts

Drinking Age Debate• Group Research• Findings Posted to the Debate Wiki • Create a Webspiration Concept Map• Organization of the Materials• Assign the Students to an Argument• Debate the Pros Against the Cons• Survey Monkey Reflection Piece