Immigration: A Town Hall Simulation

In this Town Hall simulation, students assume a variety of roles and consider the question of "How is immigration affecting my community?" from the role they have been assigned. During the town hall, students work with other students who have been assigned their roles, create testimony that articulates their particular viewpoint, present their views, listen to other speakers' views, respond to questions from a town council (made of other students), and debrief the process with the rest of the class. Town hall simluations provide many ways for teachers to modify the activity to meet their own students' needs, time constraints, and other contextual considerations.