Censorship Debate

Students prepare for a structured debate on the question of whether censorship protects or harms society. The worksheet walks them through choosing a position, gathering textual evidence, building an argument, anticipating opposing views, and making broader real-world connections. This activity teaches persuasive reasoning, argument building, and use of textual evidence. A reflection prompt asks students to evaluate whether hearing opposing viewpoints affected their thinking.

Curriculum Matched Skills

Argumentative Writing and Debate

Evidence-Based Reasoning

Speaking and Listening Standards

Social Studies / ELA – Evaluating Social Issues

This worksheet is part of our Fahrenheit 451 Worksheets collection.