Water Privatization

Mini-Debates

Int – High Int
Teens & Adults
Grades 9–12

In this lesson, students read about a case of water privatization that took place in Bolivia in 1999. Should water always remain a public utility? Students debate this question.

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Focus

topic-based
4-skills
business
politics & government
community
agreeing & disagreeing
interpretive
productive
interactive

Vocabulary

take over
municipal
debt load
contract
residents
strike
protest
riot
arrest
media
live up to
back down
A spinning paper plane
A spinning paper plane