Friday, May 16, 2008

REVISED DEBATE SCHEDULE

Thursday, May 22nd
Matt and Nick vs. Dylan and Tony
Violent video games should be banned under federal law.

Tuesday, May 27th
Brandon and Alex vs. Andrew and Paige
Physical education classes should be banned from the public school system.

Wednesday, May 28th
Jimmy and Eric vs. John and Ally
The voting age should be lowered to 16.

Thursday, May 29th
Nicole and Robyn vs. Ashley and Lauren
The Constitution should be ammended in order to allow foreign born people to run for president

Friday, May 30th
Cara and Cristina vs. Katherine and Christina
Hospitals, rehab centers, and therapists should be legally allowed to force feed anorexics.

Monday, June 2nd
Caitlin and Sam vs. AJ and Paul
Torture in interrogation of prisoners should be an acceptable practice in regard to suspected terrorists.

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Deadlines

At the beginning of class today:

  • You must submit your cross examination notes from yesterday's reading.
By the end of the class period today:

  • You must submit one more affirmative case brief and one more negative case brief.

By the end of the class period on Friday:

  • You must submit a list of 10 possible affirmative questions and a list of 10 possible negative questions.

Debate Schedule:

Monday, May 19th

Nicole and Robyn vs. Ashley and Lauren
The Constitution should be ammended in order to allow foreign born people to run for president

Tuesday, May 20th

Cara and Cristina bs. Katherine and Christina
Hospitals, rehab centers, and therapists should be legally allowed to force feed anorexics.

Wednesday, May 21st

Caitlin and Sam vs. AJ and Paul
Torture in interrogation of prisoners should be an acceptable practice in regard to suspected terrorists.

Thursday, May 22nd

Matt and Nick vs. Dylan and Tony
Violent video games should be banned under federal law.

Tuesday, May 27th

Brandon and Alex vs. Andrew and Paige
Physical education classes should be banned from the public school system.

Wednesday, May 28th

Jimmy and Eric vs. John and Ally
The voting age should be lowered to 16.

Friday, May 9, 2008

Deadlines

By the end of the period today each team must submit:
  • Affirmative outline of major claims
  • Negative outline of major claims
  • One affirmative brief (harm/significance or inherency)
  • One negative brief (harm/significance or inherency)

By 7AM Monday morning each student must have:

  • At least three viable sources cited and correctly formatted on www.noodletools.com
  • At least ten note cards with "direct quotes," "my ideas," and "tags" completed.

Thursday, May 1, 2008

Understanding The Bill of Rights

The First Amendment to the United States Constitution states that “Congress shall make no law…abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press.”

THINK: What it would be like to live in a country where the government does not guarantee its citizens a “free press?” To what types of news stories or articles would they be denied access?

To view the links below, right click on them and choose "Open in new window."
Skim today’s issue of The New York Times. http://eedition.nytimes.com/newsstand/main Which articles or images would probably not be published in a country without a law guaranteeing freedom of the press? Record your ideas on this worksheet. You can type in the fields and save the sheet to your H drive. Then, when you have completed the sheet, save it again, print it, and give the hard copy to me. If you finish early, continue researching your debate topic.
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/NIE/CensorThePress_Student.pdf