Karen Reynosa has developed a format for a classroom debate, which she has refined over the years while teaching Chemistry at Venice High School. An Invitation To Virtually Debate The ISSUES has borrowed extensively from Karen's development of this very interesting tool. Debate facilitates a person's displaying the progress in understanding issues related to important controversies with which our society is presently engaged, and to which this website is focused. TOPIC: __________________________________________________________
Opposition: _____________________ Proponents:______________________
You are now a member of your selected team. Your team will be graded as a whole. This means that you will be as strong as your weakest link. Be sure that you work together so that all members of your team have an adequate background of the positions and arguments thatyou will be proposing.
1. There will be an opening statement made by your team. This should be 3-5 minutes long and should state your team's position and the arguments/solutions you will be proposing.
Responsible Members: ____________________________ 2. You should have at least 15 questoins that can be asked of each of your 3 opponents. These should be on separate sheets of paper or on notecards for easy reference. The questions should be specifically directed to your opponents and should be concise and clear.
Responsible Members: ____________________________ 3. You should have answers prepared which will be used to respond to your opponents questions. Imagine that you are from the other teams and determine what questions may be asked of your team.
Responsible Members: ____________________________ 4. You should have a final conclusive argument/statement drawn up which will be written at the end of your debate. This should be no longer than 7 minutes. You should take notes during the entire debate so that you may refer to these in your final presentation of your team's views.
Responsible Members: ____________________________ When you have determined who will be responsible for each portion of your team's debate, it is up to ou to prepare yourself for the challenge that lies ahead. Only one team will win this debate. The winning team will:
-have a solid background regarding all material -have plenty of evidence to back up claims -use teamwork to teach all in group the important concepts behind specific positions -be creative/psyche out opponents -outclass opponents/never give an answer of "uh...."
Good luck! This assignment is worth ________ points and wil be graded based upon your ability to debate this issue and convince the judges that you are indeed deserved of your claim.
WWW Resource Reference:www3.elibrary.com/id/80/212/search.cig?id=
(This reference costs money, but allows for a couple of hours free trial... Karen accessed the resources she used in her presentation during this free initial time period).
