Name: ___________________________

Teachers: ________________________
9th Grade Advanced Academic
Date: ____________________

Philosophical Chairs Preparation

Today we will bring to a close our discussions about shared human experiences, learning about
multiple perspectives, and identity. We want to come up with some conclusions about how each
of these concepts relate.
We will do this by investigating the following statement:

All people are the same

You will make an argument for both the opposing and defending sides. You must come up with
and explain four reasons that illustrate each argument.
For full points, you must include arguments or ideas conveyed in the texts we have reviewed in
this class. The texts we have discussed in class include:
Bread by Margaret Atwood
Persimmons by Li Young-Li
The Odyssey by Homer
Who Am I? Think Again by Hetain Patel

All people are the same

Agree
Reason 1

Reason 2

Reason 3

Reason 4

Disagree