Objective:
Students will consider and decide the ways in which different parenting styles affect or benefit families, specifically, the two types of parenting styles that will be evaluated by the students will be the so called "Helicopter Parents" vs " Free Range Parenting"
Step 1
Opening Activity
In a group activity, students will discuss the type of parenting style that they follow in their homes. After they have finished their group discussion, they will share with the class their opinions.
Step 2
Flipped Classrrom Activity
Students will watch the following two videos, which describe the different parenting styles. When they come back to class the next day, they will write an essay discussing what they thought about the videos and identify which parenting style is closer to their home life.
Helicopter Parent Video
Free Range Parenting Video
Step Three
In groups, students will read the following two articles, but not every group will receive the same article. This will be followed by a discussion.
Free Range Article
Does Every Child Deserve a Trophy?
Step Four
Students will be required to develop a preliminary claim and bring to class two resources that they intend to use to further develop their claim and the rest of their argumentative essays.
Step Five
Students will complete their argumentative essays following the Rubric Guide and Teacher Guidelines.
