Structured Academic Controversy (SAC)
In this video, students deliberate suffrage at age 16 through an approach called Structured Academic Controversy. Students read and analyze text, develop respectful group discussion skills, practice building consensus, and write informal policy statements.
Produced in 2018 by Chicago Public Schools’ Social Science & Civic Engagement department, the Civic Engagement Research Group, and Free Spirit PRO, a social enterprise of Free Spirit Media.