This protocol walks students through learning about a topic, bringing multiple perspectives to the metaphorical table, and then a dramatization of an evidence based conversation to practice meaningful and productive argumentation.

This website was co-created by Jonathan Haidt and NYU professor and psychologist. The resources in this website are meant to help anyone who would like to have more meaningful dialogue. 

Students read a NYTimes article that argues Gatsby is a Man of our Times. They must respond via argument after finishing their own reading of the text, presenting evidence from the text and from their own experience as support for their argument. 

This is a round table model in which students discuss key elements of the novel, the author's back ground, the historical context and the application to modern day readers after finishing a text. (in this case, The Scarlet Letter.)