Over the course of the next few weeks, my college prep History students will be listening to Serial, the podcast that has swept the nation. We will be analyzing documents, discussing bias, and honing debate skills. I plan for this unit to heavily feature discussion and writing as students learn to back up their opinions with hard evidence. Students will keep a case log as we listen to the story, adding their own thoughts as we unpack the crime drama. I plan to daily poll the students to see if they have changed their initial thoughts on Adnan Syed's guilt or innocence.
If you're not familiar with Serial - stop. Go listen! Sarah Koenig has ignited the podcast world with brilliant storytelling that episodically investigates a murder mystery from 1999.
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