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.