Speaking: Infamous Criminals

Here’s what’s waiting for you and your students:

• Explore infamous public figures and the crimes they’ve committed
• Learn the difference between terms like sexual assault, abuse, and harassment (in simple language!)
• Debate over the concept of cancel culture and different types of punishment
• React to a controversial statement by Stanford professor Robert Sapolsky about our brains and free will
• Discuss whether Scandinavian-style comfortable prisons are a step forward or just plain wrong

This is one of our favorite speaking club lessons — and trust us, your students won’t want to stop talking! It includes just a touch of vocabulary work to help your students talk about crime with confidence. Talking about Sean “Diddy” Combs is long overdue, so let’s dive in!