At the beginning of class today, I returned the argument rebuttal and argument quote integration assignments that people had completed previously. We reviewed class performance and general feedback on these assignments (see below) as well as what was required for a 100 in this work.
Next, we established the debate format for our debate on Thursday. The format will be as follows:
Opening Statement (1 minute)
Topic Statement 1 (2 minutes)
Topic Statement 2 (2 minutes)
Topic Statement 3 (2 minutes)
Topic Statement 4 (2 minutes)
Topic Statement 5 (2 minutes)
Rebuttals (3 minute min, 4 minute max)
Closing Statement (1 minute)
Then, everyone had the remaining time in the period to look at using their evidence sheet to write a formal position on their area of their debate topic. If people had not completed previous steps leading up to this work, those steps needed to be completed first. The order of steps in this work are as follows:
Identify 6 sources from which to use information
Create 20 notecards of important facts that will help prove your position
Create 2 to 3 powerful claims that you can address to prove your position
Use the evidence sheet to identify which pieces of evidence to use in proving each claim
Create your written argument from the evidence sheet
Handouts:
Argument creation sheet
Formal Debate - Arguments and Evidence Sheet
Homework:
Have your formal argument position written for Wednesday.
