Al Capone - Hero or Villain

Al Capone - Hero or Villain: An Engaging Teaching Resource

This lesson plan has been specifically designed for high achieving high school students studying American History, catered to grades 9 through 11.

The lesson begins with an odd one-out activity that provokes thought and encourages students to contemplate both the positive and negative attributes of Al Capone's character and decisions.

Intriguing Background:

• The main activity consists of us analyzing multi-faceted historical figures like Al Capone and events while fostering critical thinking in participants. This process is further enriched by inbuilt explanatory slides offering extra guidance.

Voting Plenary with Diverse Perspectives

1. An engaging voting plenary concludes the session, encouraging student participation from varied personality types while collecting contrasting viewpoints on Al Capone’s infamous reputation.

• This comprehensive resource-kit employs versatile teaching strategies adaptable to various environments such as classrooms or independent at-home learning.
• This course pack uses English spellings (e.g., colour), making it suitable for global educators beyond geographical lines, aiming for critically aware lifelong learners.

PPT which offers background information and card sort activity. Also starter and plenary activities.