Given a debatable topic, students take one side, research it, and participate in a formal debate during class.

Students investigate the differences in both verbal and nonverbal communication between formal English and another vernacular. For instance, students might choose southern English, British English, Black English, or Australian English. Students rely upon observational data, interviewing, and scholarly research to gather their information. Upon completion of the data collection, each student creates a small-scale grammar book for his or her chosen vernacular and demonstrates understanding of the rules of its usage by rewriting and performing a teacher-selected scene from a play or movie.

Students prepare a presentation for the class that demonstrates how to complete a task. During the presentation students must utilize at least one tangible prop and at least one form of technology.

Students work in small groups with a local senior citizens organization to teach interested senior citizens how to use some commonly used technology. This may include text-messaging, email, the Internet, or basic computer applications. Each group should use a large group, multi-media presentation and one-on-one instruction to insure all members of the class understand how to use the technology presented.