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Making a Case

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Start the day by sharing opinions about human rights. Then, read "A Defiant Hussein Pleads Not Guilty to Mass Execution" with your middle and high school class. Your pupils research the specific charges in the case against Saddam Hussein, and they gather in groups to propose an argument for or against the accused.

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persuasive speeches, public speaking, persuasive arguments, human rights, civil rights, saddam hussein

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human rights, saddam hussein, speaker's argument, sl.7.3, social studies
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6th - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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1 hr
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