The Heart Goes Last Lesson Plan

The Positives and Negative of Sex Robots: A Debate

Kind of Activity:

Classwide Discussion

Objective:

Students will be able to think critically about both sides of a controversial argument relevant in the world of ever-increasing technology they live in today.

Structure:

For this activity, begin by breaking up the class into an even number of small groups (3-5 students per group). Assign half of the groups to make a list of arguments/points that present the benefits of the sex robots (including kiddybots) presented in the novel. Assign the other half to make a list of arguments that present the negative side of the novel's sex robots. Each group should come up with at...