Procedure

1. Provide students with a prompt.

2. Students line themselves up according to how much they agree with the prompt. Students who completely agree with the prompt will stand at one end, and students who disagree will stand at the other.

3. Students discuss the prompt with nearby classmates who should share a similar opinion to their own, which should help them clarify their stance.

4. After a brief discussion, ask students to "fold the line." To fold the line, have the student at the end of the line walk toward the front of the line to face the student there. The rest of the line follows the leader, pairing up with the next classmate in line, so when they stop moving, each student is standing across from the classmate who was opposite them in line.

5. Once the line is folded and each student has a partner (or partners if the group is uneven), students debate their stances.

6. Watch a K20 Video demonstrating the strategy at https://www.youtube.com/embed/WhmacK92C-s