UK Lesson Plan
The Consequences of Online Hate Speech (UK)
What should the consequences for online hate speech be?
Age
17–18Time
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
hate speech ·
freedom of speech
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.
freedom of speech – The right to hold your own opinions and express them freely without government interference
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Lesson Plan
50 mins.