Monday, June 8th
Dan vs. Nikki D.
Violent video games should be banned in the United States

Tuesday, June 9th
Kyle vs. Brian
Professional athletes should be allowed to use performance enhancing drugs.

Giuliana vs. Carly
Condoms should be available in every school's Health Office.

Wednesday, June 10th
Nicole T. vs. Patrick
Stem cell research should not be funded by the U.S. government.

Tori vs. Patrick
The drinking age should be lowered to 16 in New York State.

Thursday, June 11th

Jon vs. Lauren

All zoos should be shut down.

Eric vs. Justin

The driving age should be lowered to 14 in New York State.

Friday, June 12th
Connie vs. Nicole S.

Smithtown High School East needs to adopt a healthier lunch program.

Kira vs. Ryan

Assisted suicide should be legalized in the United States.

By the end of the class period on Friday, you should hand in the following items.

You will lose 10 points from your Final Debate if you do not hand this in on time.

One constructive that includes:

• Your RESOLVED
• Definitions of key terms
• Stock issues
• At least two major claims(premises)
• At least three pieces of evidence (logos) with cititations
• A plan (or counterplan)

Two questions you might use for cross examination


A Works Cited page

Revised Debate Format – Final Debates

Affirmative Constructive – 3 minutes
Cross Examination – 1 minute

Negative Constructive – 3 minutes
Cross Examination – 1 minute

Negative Rebuttal – 2 minutes

Affirmative Rebuttal – 2 minutes

Debate Schedule

Monday, June 8th
Dan vs. Nikki D.
Violent video games should be banned in the United States

Tuesday, June 9th
Kyle vs. Brian
Professional athletes should be allowed to use performance enhancing drugs.

Giuliana vs. Carly
Condoms should be available in every school's Health Office.

Wednesday, June 10th
Nicole T. vs. Patrick
Stem cell research should not be funded by the U.S. government.

Tori vs. Patrick
The drinking age should be lowered to 16 in New York State.

Thursday, June 11th
Connie vs. Nicole S.
Smithtown High School East needs to adopt a healthier lunch program.

Kira vs. Ryan
Assisted suicide should be legalized in the United States.

Friday, June 12th
Jon vs. Lauren
All zoos should be shut down.

Eric vs. Justin
The driving age should be lowered to 14 in New York State.

Your first set of constructives is due on Tuesday, June 2nd.

Final Debate Topics

Smithtown High School East needs to adopt a healthier lunch program.

The driving age should be lowered to 14.

The drinking age should be lowered to 16.

Police officers in the United States should not carry guns.

Stem cell research should be banned.

All zoos should be shut down.

Assisted suicide should be legalized.

Sex Education should be banned from schools.

Professional athletes should be allowed to use performance enhancing drugs.

The United States should institute a National Healthcare program.

Violent video games should be banned.

Condoms should be available in every school’s Health Office.

today

Today, I will be visiting each team to go over your constructives, specifically stock issues and plans.

You should continue to work on your debates.

If your team is finished and you are waiting for a conference, please peruse the following informal debate topics.

Animals should not be kept in zoos.

Santa Claus is a cruel lie that psychologically damages children.

Gym class should be optional.

High school should begin at 9:30.

iPods should be allowed in school.

Smithtown should have school uniforms.

Gym class should be optional.

Every student should have a laptop computer in all classes.

Cell phones should be allowed in schools.

Burger King is better than McDonald's.

All restaurants should offer a vegetarian menu.

A panel of students should decide the appropriate punishment for students with disciplinary offences.

Debate Preparation and Practice

Our debates have been rescheduled. Debates will be held as follows:

Monday, May 18th - RESOLVED: All high schools on Long Island should designate and area of the building for smokers.

Tuesday, May 19th - RESOLVED: All high schools on Long Island should institute a random drug testing program for students.

Wednesday, May 20th - RESOLVED: All high schools on Long Island should allow teachers to use corporal punishment.

Thursday, May 21st- RESOLVED: All high schools on Long Island should remove all Internet filters.

This week, you will complete your preparation for these debates.  In addition, I will be working in small groups to help you improve your public speaking skills.  We will hold very short, impromptu debates on a variety of topics.  These debate will be grades solely on your speaking skills.

Our final debates will be one vs. one.  They will be held June 8th through June 12th.  There will only be two weeks to prepare for these final debates.  That mean that you will probably have to do some work at home.  The format for these debates is as follows:

1AC - 3minutes 

1NC - 3minutes

2AC - 3minutes

2NC - 3minutes

1NR - 1 minute

1AR - 1 minute

Second Affirmative/Negative Constructives due Wednesday

Do Now: Copy this into your notebook --

Format (for this class)
1AC = 4 minutes
1NX = 2 minutes
1NC = 4 minutes
1AX = 2 minutes
2AC = 4 minutes
2NX = 2 minutes
2NC = 4 minutes
2AX = 2 minutes
1NR = 1 minute
1AR = 1 minute
2NR = 1 minute
2AR = 1 minute

Order of QuestionersThe first affirmative speaker is questioned by the second negative speakerThe first negative speaker is questioned by the first affirmative speakerThe second affirmative speaker is questioned by the first negative speakerThe second negative speaker is questioned by the second affirmative


Your second set of constructives is due Wednesday, 5/6.

This should mostly be your plan.

Be specific in your plan.

This is very important.

If your plan is not detailed and specific, your opponents will be more likely to call you out on it. Remember: THIS IS A CROSS-EXAMINATION DEBATE. That means the other team is going to ask YOU questions about what you have said. Don't give them an opportunity to rip you apart during the examination period. If you have a solid plan that has been well thought out, it is less likely that they will be able to hurt your argument.

RESOLVED: All high schools on Long Island should institute a random drug testing program for students.

RESOLVED: All high schools on Long Island should designate and area of the building for smokers.

RESOLVED: All high schools on Long Island should allow teachers to use corporal punishment.

RESOLVED: All high schools on Long Island should remove all Internet filters.

Due by the end of the period...

10 possible cross examination quesitons written together by you and your partner.

Your second set of constructives is due Wednesday, 5/6. This should mostly be your plan. Be specific in your plan. This is very important.

Cross-Examination Debates

Rules for Cross-Examination Debates

Question periods are held after each constructive
Absolutely no over time
There are no required questions
There is no required order to the questions

Format (for this class)

1AC = 4 minutes
1NX = 2 minutes
1NC = 4 minutes
1AX = 2 minutes
2AC = 4 minutes
2NX = 2 minutes
2NC = 4 minutes
2AX = 2 minutes
1NR = 1 minute
1AR = 1 minute
2NR = 1 minute
2AR = 1 minute

Order of Questioners

The first affirmative speaker is questioned by the second negative speaker
The first negative speaker is questioned by the first affirmative speaker
The second affirmative speaker is questioned by the first negative speaker
The second negative speaker is questioned by the second affirmative speaker

Surveys are due at the end of the period.

Constructives due Wednesday.

This must be done by the end of the period on Friday.

Do you feel like you need another source?

Go surveys!


http://www.keene.edu/crc/forms/designingsurveysthatcount.pdf

Get ready to take notes today!

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Debates: Round Two

Teams:

Eric and Carly vs. Justin and Kyle

Kira and Tori vs. Brian, Nicole S., and Giuliana

Nikki and Dan vs. Nicole T. and Patrick

Ryan and Jon vs. Connie and Lauren

Topics:

RESOLVED: All high schools on Long Island should institute a random drug testing program for students.

RESOLVED: All high schools on Long Island should designate and area of the building for smokers.

RESOLVED: All high schools on Long Island should allow teachers to use corporal punishment.

RESOLVED: All high schools on Long Island should remove all Internet filters.

Debates start tomorrow!!!

Do Now: Come to the center table. Take three sheets of paper. Make three flow sheets with that paper.

The time is near.

Tomorrow, we will meet in the Little Theater. Bring all of your notes, your score sheets, and your flow sheets.

Today is your last day to prepare and practice in class.

Good Luck!

Wednesday, April 1st - Iraq
Thursday, April 2nd - Economy
Friday, April 3rd - Immigration

DO NOW: Please move to the center table. Bring a pen.

By the end of the period today, you must submit your revised constructives for your side only and resubmit the originals for both the affirmative and the negative.

If we need to reschedule your debate, see me IMMEDIATELY!!!

Wednesday, April 1st - Iraq
Thursday, April 2nd - Economy
Friday, April 3rd - Immigration

IF YOU KNOW YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BE HERE THE DAY OF YOUR DEBATE, YOU NEED TO LET ME KNOW NOW SO THAT WE CAN RESCHEDULE.

IF YOU ARE ABSENT THE DAY OF YOUR DEBATE, YOU MUST HAVE A DOCTOR'S NOTE EXCUSING YOUR ABSENCE, OR YOU WILL AUTOMATICALLY FAIL YOUR DEBATE.

More stuff due

Do Now: Put your notebook on the table. Today is your notebook check.

Today, we will choose sides.

On Monday, you must submit your revised constructives for your side only and resubmit the originals for both the affirmative and the negative.

Don't forget, your debates are next week in the Little Theater:

Wednesday, April 1st - Iraq
Thursday, April 2nd - Immigration
Friday, April 3rd - Economy

IF YOU KNOW YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BE HERE THE DAY OF YOUR DEBATE, YOU NEED TO LET ME KNOW NOW SO THAT WE CAN RESCHEDULE.

IF YOU ARE ABSENT THE DAY OF YOUR DEBATE, YOU MUST HAVE A DOCTOR'S NOTE EXCUSING YOUR ABSENCE, OR YOU WILL AUTOMATICALLY FAIL YOUR DEBATE.

Your second set of constructives is due tomorrow at the end of the period.

Keep in mind, especially for the negative side, this is mostly about anticipating what the other team is going to present in the first constructive. You might not use everything you prepare, or you might use it in a different way. However, the most detailed part of the second constructive is the plan and/or the counterplan. Be as specific as possible.

Lay out all of the steps of your plan with explanations.

You want to express how the plan will remedy harms, why the plan is desirable, and how it is feasible.

Getting ready for Debates

Today, you will get your first constructives back. Please review them for revision. They have not been letter graded at this point. You have time to revise before you submit a final copy of the debates.

Be aware that your second constructives are due Wednesday. You should be focusing on your plans/counterplans.

Due dates

By the end of the class tomorrow, your team needs to have a completed 1ac outline and a completed 1nc outline that must include pathos, logos, and ethos.

The Bill of Rights retake is tomorrow.

Preparing for your debate

Go to MY COMPUTER.

Go to the ASSIGNMENT DRIVE and open the MRS. BAIONE-DODA folder.

Open the DEBATE folder.

Then, open the GRADING file.

Debates are about persuasion and evidence

Yes. You need A LOT of evidence in a debate. You also need to be persuasive. Don't forget about the methods of persuasion we discussed at the beginning of the course.

DO NOW: On YOUR BLOG, define pathos, ethos, logos, and appeal to authority.

When you have completed the DO NOW, continue with your research and your outlines.
You might want to try searching here: http://www.idebate.org/index.php where it says, "Search Database."

More Research

Today, you should be doing more research. All of your research should be tagged by stock issue. By the end of the period, you should have a total of 10 note cards (including your work from yesterday).

Research, Research, Research

You should spend the period research with your teammates for your debate. By the end of the period, you should have at least two sources and two notes cards per team member. Be sure to share you list on www.noodletools.com.

Click "My Lists"
Check the box next to the list you created for this debate.
Click the share button.
Type your first and last name in the "my name" box
In the "Class Name" box, type: Debate 1
Click the share button.

Wednesday's class

The first thing we will do today is take the test on The Bill of Rights. Go the website and log into your account. http://www.classmarker.com/ Do not begin the test until you are told to do so.

Notes for Today:

1st Negative Constructive

Defend the status quo

1. Introduction

2. Explain the negative team's stance on the issue.

3. Define key terms.

4. Organize and outline attack of the affirmative.

5. Challenge topicality.

6. Challenge stock issues.

Harm

Significance

Inherency

Solvency

Counter Plan

7. Summarize the negative side.

Our first debates will be STANDARD POLICY debates

First Affirmative Constructive

1. Give a brief introduction to yourself and the topic.

2. State the resolution.

3. Define the key terms of the resolution and any other key terms that will be used in the case.

4. Present justification for change.

5. Present the plan.

6. Present the advantages of the plan and how the plan will solve the problem.

7. Briefly summarize the key ideas of the affirmative case.

Stock Issues

Harm

Significance

Inherency

Solvency


Iraq
RESOLVED: The United States should immediately pull all of its troops out of Iraq.

Economy
RESOLVED: The United States should substatially increase the amount of federal aid to the banking industry.

Immigration
RESOLVED: The United States government should deport all illegal immigrants.

We are taking notes today.

Aim: To understand the basic elements of debate.

Do Now: In your notebook, make a list of everything you know about a court trial.

Introduction to Debating

Do Now: Please make sure your Bill of Rights Review sheet is complete and uploaded to www.slideshare.net. Then, open the scoresheet for our last presentation.

Don't forget: The Bill of Rights test is Wednesday.

Notes for later

Introduction To Debating

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Thursday

Today we will finish reviewing the Bill of Rights.

When we finish our class notes, you will begin creating your Bill of Rights Review sheet. Your review sheet is due at the beginning of the class period tomorrow.

Wednesday's Do Now

Take a newspaper from the table. Flip through the news and find an article that interests you. Write a current events entry on your blog (summary and reaction).

Presentations

Open your score sheet file. Copy and paste new columns.

Opinion response

Read the following article. Then write a personal response to it as a comment on this blog post. Your response should be at least one healthy paragraph in length.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/13/opinion/13mon4.html?ref=opinion

Presentation Time!!!

Go to "My Computer"
Open the "Assignment Drive" (P)
Open the folder named "Mrs. Baione-Doda."
Open the folder named "DEBATING."
Open the file "first presentation score sheet."
Save the file on your H drive as your last name and the word "score"


Then:
Get your group and your group's work together.

Grading...Do you want to revise???

Work

Persuasion map = 15

Works Cited = 40

Poster = 15

Working in class = 30 group/10 each

Presentations

Persuasion Techniques (pathos, logos, ethos, appeal to authority) = 50

Public Speaking Techniques (eye contact, body language, posture, articulation, pronunciation, pitch, pace, pause, volume, quality, variance) = 50

Wednesday

First:
Put all of your work that you have prepared for today in a folder. Put all of your group member's names on the folder and the topic.

Second:
Hand in your work by putting it on the table in the middle of the room.

Third:
Find some headphones or a partner. Click on the link below. Watch the speech. Use the annotations on the sidebar to help you. Then, post a personal response to three issues addressed in the speech on your blog. Each response should be at least a paragraph in length.
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/02/25/us/politics/20090225-OBAMA-CONGRESS.html?hp#

Your presentations are due tomorrow.

The first thing you should do right now is go to www.noodletools.com and log into your account.


Today, you should be planning your speeches and printing out your Works Cited page. Make sure you have the rest of the requirements ready for tomorrow's class.

Your projects are due this Wednesday.

Requirements:

Submit a completed persuasion map.

Submit a Works Cited page that shows you have used at least three sources for your project.

Present and submit a campaign poster (like a giant advertisement for your issue) that utilizes the elements of persuasion.

Create a 6 minute presentation (each person should speak for two minutes) explaining why your issue is important. This is not a debate. You cannot be one-sided. Show BOTH sides of the issue. Be sure to utilize the elements of persuasion in your presentation.

You will be speaking extemporaneously (previously planned but delivered with the help of few or no notes)

Thursday, 2/12

Do now: Go to www.noodletools.com and sign into your account.

• Click "My Lists" as the top of the page.
• Check the box next to the list you have created for this assignment.
• Click the "Share" button at the underneath your lists.
• Type your name, first and last, in the "My Name" box.
• Then, fill in the "Class name" as: Debate BD

Time to Begin Your Research

Do Now: Move to be with your team. You need to post your team name, your team members , and your claim as a comment on this post. You have ten minutes to do this.

Research

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Tuesday - Persuasion Continued

DO NOW:

Link to the following article. Read the article carefully. Then, try to identify the issues (political, legal, social, etc.)that are called into question by this incident. Then write your reaction as a COMMENT ON THIS BLOG POST.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/10/sports/baseball/10yanks.html?_r=1

Once you have completed the DO NOW, complete the poll at the top, left of this page.

Notes and your first major assignment:

Ad Campaign.

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Monday - Issues and Persuasion

DO NOW:

Link to the following article. Read the article carefully. Then, try to identify the issues (political, legal, social, etc.)that are called into question by this incident. Then write your reaction as a COMMENT ON THIS BLOG POST.

http://www.newsday.com/news/health/ny-hssalm0207,0,4189574.story




Today's notes (do not begin until you are directed to do so.)

Persuasion Notes

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Speech Analysis due today

The analysis of two speeches is due at the end of the period today. For each speech, embed the video into your blog. Then, analyze it by catagory (describe and evaluate each element of public speaking).

Your work should be posted by the end of the period.


HOMEWORK: CURRENT EVENT DUE MONDAY. SEE POST BELOW FOR DETAILS.

Public Speaking Tips for Debate

Public Speaking

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Current Events

The Assignment

Read an article regarding a controversial issue or event from a reputable news publication (refer to the list of links in the sidebar of this page).
Write a brief summary (no more than one paragraph) of the issue covered in the article.
Write a personal, persuasive response to the article.

Requirements

All current events responses must be posted to your blog before class begins on the day it is due. Your post must include a link to the article and a complete MLA style citation created on www.noodletools.com.

Your first current event is due at the end of the period.

Your second current event is due tomorrow.

Welcome to Debating

Course Outline 2009 Debating

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Accounts setup

Introductions