Debate: Ch. 23-27
The Debate Casebook Assignment
Directions: You will be placed in groups and given a topic. Read ALL of the corresponding articles on your topic in your textbook (they begin in Chapter 18 and are colored in orange). Once you’ve read the articles, you must do the following:
1. Split your group into 2 sides—one group will present one side of the debate, and the other group will present the other side of the debate. You need to summarize your side of the debate and collect detailed examples from the articles of what the argument is all about. You will read the articles and split into groups in class today.
2. At home, you will look up an article that “updates” this issue. Find an article from 2012 or 2013 that provides the latest information about this issue—try to find one that is from the perspective of “your side.” Print it out, and bring it to class.
** Be prepared!
3. When you come back to class, you will be presenting your debates. Each group will take turns presenting “their side” of the issue and giving the class “updates” about their issue. At the end of the debate, we will try to formulate our own “solution” to the “problem” at hand. You should have some “solutions” ready to present.
4. Before you present, make sure that you work out ahead of time (either in class or via email) who will present which aspects of the argument (the definition, the explanation, the summary of the articles, the proposed solutions). Everyone should get a turn to speak, but more motivated students should be offered more speaking time in order to make the presentation a quality one.
5. Preparation day is W 27 February, and presentation day is Friday 01 March. How many group members you have will depend upon how many students are in class on preparation day. Each group will have approximately 8 minutes of “presenting” (so 4 minutes per “side”—keep explanations BRIEF) and 4 minutes of class discussion for 12 minutes total. We will begin the presentations right on time, if not early, so be in class as soon as you can be on presentation day.
Groups:
1. Chapter 23: Should the US permit oil drilling in environmentally sensitive areas?
2. Chapter 25: Should openly gay men and women be permitted to serve in the military?
3. Chapter 26: Should every American go to college?
4. Chapter 27: Do we still need unions?
You have been assigned a debate team. Read ONLY the chapter that corresponds to your debate topic. Read the entire chapter, and come to class PREPARED! Sit with your groups for the rest of the week.
9am:
Ch. 23: Brennan, William, Chelsea, Hanna, Emilio
Ch. 25: Alexa, Fernanda, Patrick, Jenna
Ch. 26: Elizabeth, Darius, Rachel, Nelson, Zachary
Ch. 27: Seth, Brandi, Briseidy, Taylor
10am:
Ch. 23: Josephine, Sara, James, Maddy, Nicholas
Ch. 25: Jordan, Donovan, Sedona, Veronica, Jessica, Jorge
Ch. 26: Estefany, Maritza, Trenton, Jarius, Makenzi, Austin
Ch. 27: Jocelyn, Victoria, Juan, Emily, Courtney, Christian
Directions: You will be placed in groups and given a topic. Read ALL of the corresponding articles on your topic in your textbook (they begin in Chapter 18 and are colored in orange). Once you’ve read the articles, you must do the following:
1. Split your group into 2 sides—one group will present one side of the debate, and the other group will present the other side of the debate. You need to summarize your side of the debate and collect detailed examples from the articles of what the argument is all about. You will read the articles and split into groups in class today.
2. At home, you will look up an article that “updates” this issue. Find an article from 2012 or 2013 that provides the latest information about this issue—try to find one that is from the perspective of “your side.” Print it out, and bring it to class.
** Be prepared!
3. When you come back to class, you will be presenting your debates. Each group will take turns presenting “their side” of the issue and giving the class “updates” about their issue. At the end of the debate, we will try to formulate our own “solution” to the “problem” at hand. You should have some “solutions” ready to present.
4. Before you present, make sure that you work out ahead of time (either in class or via email) who will present which aspects of the argument (the definition, the explanation, the summary of the articles, the proposed solutions). Everyone should get a turn to speak, but more motivated students should be offered more speaking time in order to make the presentation a quality one.
5. Preparation day is W 27 February, and presentation day is Friday 01 March. How many group members you have will depend upon how many students are in class on preparation day. Each group will have approximately 8 minutes of “presenting” (so 4 minutes per “side”—keep explanations BRIEF) and 4 minutes of class discussion for 12 minutes total. We will begin the presentations right on time, if not early, so be in class as soon as you can be on presentation day.
Groups:
1. Chapter 23: Should the US permit oil drilling in environmentally sensitive areas?
2. Chapter 25: Should openly gay men and women be permitted to serve in the military?
3. Chapter 26: Should every American go to college?
4. Chapter 27: Do we still need unions?
You have been assigned a debate team. Read ONLY the chapter that corresponds to your debate topic. Read the entire chapter, and come to class PREPARED! Sit with your groups for the rest of the week.
9am:
Ch. 23: Brennan, William, Chelsea, Hanna, Emilio
Ch. 25: Alexa, Fernanda, Patrick, Jenna
Ch. 26: Elizabeth, Darius, Rachel, Nelson, Zachary
Ch. 27: Seth, Brandi, Briseidy, Taylor
10am:
Ch. 23: Josephine, Sara, James, Maddy, Nicholas
Ch. 25: Jordan, Donovan, Sedona, Veronica, Jessica, Jorge
Ch. 26: Estefany, Maritza, Trenton, Jarius, Makenzi, Austin
Ch. 27: Jocelyn, Victoria, Juan, Emily, Courtney, Christian