Water Privatization
Mini-Debates
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.
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