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Updated lessons available!The Consequences of Online Hate Speech
What should the consequences for online hate speech be?
Grade
12Time
50 mins.
Objectives
- Reflect on whether hate speech is considered free speech.
- Identify the reasons for and against regulating online hate speech.
- Use the Take a Stand thinking routine to consider the potential consequences of online hate speech.
Vocabulary Show definitions
freedom of speech .
hate speech
freedom of speech – the right to state one's opinions and ideas without being stopped or punished
hate speech – an attack using any form of communication targeting a person or people because of a group they belong to -- race, gender, religion, ability, sexual orientation, etc.
Standards
This lesson meets standards for Common Core ELA, ISTE, CASEL and AASL.
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