I. BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR TEACHERS

Teacher Instructions

1. Before class prepare the handout and the transparency.
   
   
2. Ask a student in the class ‘〜さん、制服についてどう思いますか.’ Follow up with him/her with a question: ‘どうしてですか.’ Introduce ‘〜方がいいと思う’ and ‘〜からだ’ if the student did not use the forms. Ask two students to ask each other. Introduce expressions such as ‘私もそう思います’ to show agreement or ‘そうですか’ to show opposition. Ask two more students to ask each other.
   
   
3. Have the students walk around the class and ask each other.
   
   
4. Show Activity 1 on the transparency. Have the students form groups of three. Assign each group A or B.
   
   
5. Show Activity 2. Have the students regroup as instructed, assign a facilitator and a debate. Present the sample.
   
   
6. Distribute the handout. Set a date for assessment and give the students some time to practice.
   
   
7. Call on two students on the opposite sides and have them give a debate. Score each student’s performance based on the criteria.

II. STUDENT ACTIVITY HANDOUTS

Assessment: You will be assigned to a person whose side is opposite of yours and asked to have a debate for up to three minutes.
Your performance will be scored based on the following criteria:

III. VISUAL AIDS FOR TEACHERS

1.  Form groups of three. Each group will be assigned either A or B. In groups, discuss how you can effectively defend your side.

A: Your school district is thinking about adopting a school uniform and wants to know your opinion. Prepare an argument for adopting school uniforms. Make sure you state all the positive aspects that your new school uniforms might bring to your school life, along with all the negative aspects of casual individual fashions.

2. Debate

1. Split your group into one person and two people. One person will match up with a group of two who are on the opposite side, and vice versa.
   
   
2. Assign one member from groups of two a facilitator of a debate. The rest of the members will debate. The facilitator will decide which side wins the debate.

B: Your school district is thinking about adopting school uniforms and want to know your opinion. Prepare an argument against adopting school uniforms. Make sure you state all the positive aspects of wearing own clothes to school along with negative aspects that school uniforms might bring to your school life.

Sample:

Facilitator: 制服についてどう思いますか。

For:
いいと思います。制服があると、ファッションのことを考えなくていいからです。ファッションのことを考えると勉強ができません。

Against:
そうですか。ファッションのことを考えても勉強はできると思います。制服はかっこう悪いです。私は自分の好きな服を着たいです。

IV. FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES

Have students write a paragraph discussing their views on the topic.