Description
Lead or Follow? – Case File #1: Coach Carter is a debate-driven leadership and character development case study designed to push high school students beyond passive film viewing and into structured intellectual conflict.
This is not a movie worksheet.
Students begin by taking a binary position on the claim:
“No one is coming to save you but you.”
They publicly commit, analyze real-world leadership dilemmas, build a shared vocabulary, track leadership decisions throughout the film, and revisit their original thinking in a structured closing debate.
This Case File transforms Coach Carter into a leadership case study.
What Makes This Different?
- Debate-first structure
- Flexible pacing (4–6 sessions)
- Built-in differentiation
- Three film tracker formats
- Sub-day friendly modules
- Growth-focused reflection
- Simple, teacher-friendly rubric
This is not busywork.
This is structured engagement.
What’s Included
Teacher Guide
- About the Series philosophy page
- Implementation Guide
- Discussion norms and safety guidance
- Five-module instructional arc
- Differentiation notes
- Two side-switch options (dramatic or quiet)
- Simple 16-point debate rubric
Student Materials
- Position Commitment Sheet
- Scenario Analysis Sheet
- Leadership Styles Lens Builder
- Film Tracker (Structured Version)
- Film Tracker (Guided Version)
- Film Tracker (Open Version)
- Final Reflection – Reckon
Flexible Use Options
This Case File may be used:
- As a full leadership unit
- During film analysis weeks
- As a structured sub-day plan (Modules 2–4)
- In block or traditional schedules
You control the pacing.
The framework provides the structure.
Ideal For
- High school English
- Social Studies
- Advisory
- Leadership electives
- Character education programs
- Includes a ready-to-print PDF and an editable Word (.docx) version so you can adapt materials to fit your classroom.
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