Finals! May 23-26

First, please give me your grade and feedback here.

Your final...make sure you mark A or B please!

Star Testing (+5 pts. EC if you beat your score from beginning of the year!)

• Open app.
• Enter your MV user name, usually 1st letter of 1st name + 4 letters of last.
• ex/ "abrid" for Allison Bridgette
• Resident students use birth name.
• If there are fewer than four letters in last name, then you will use the first letter(s) of your first.
• Some student names match, so have your teacher check the list if you cannot remember your user name. 
• Enter the password as "password".
• Select "Star Reading"
• Tap next and start.
• Just in casers: Monitor password is "Te@ch13".
• Need a URL? https://hosted90.renlearn.com/283483/
• What if my User name doesn't work? Click here to check it.

Wednesday 5/11 ~ Last stop...Impromptus!

DEBATES

• Speeches Returned
• Make sure you read the feedback on your partner's paper too!
• Our debates start on block! EQ: Are you ready? 
• Impromptus
• Work time

HW: You must decide....

Heads up to these debaters on this Block Day:
p.1 John, Riley, Jordan, Savannah
p.2 Syerra, Mariah, Jake, Jesse
P.3 Hannah, Rene, Jack, Madeleine
      Elyse, Sarah, JP, Sydney
p.4 Alena, Andrew, Cobi, Reece
      Rose, Mackenna, Camryn
p.6 Isabel, Madison, Sidd
p.7 Brianna, Matthew, Aaron

Tuesday 5/10 ~ Practice Debate

CLASS DEBATE ~ We will practice our debate structure and FLOW notes using one of the topics below. Let's choose one and take five minutes to form your "opening speeches" with your team. Organize them by THEMESS please!

EQ: Did your FLOW catch their dropped arguments? 

• Should women be allowed in combat?
• Should animal testing be banned?
• Should Monte Vista stop having a dress code?
• Should it be illegal for kids under the age of 5 to play video games?
• Should violent video games be banned?
• Is Twitter really better than Instagram? (or Facebook, etc...)
• Do school uniforms help the learning environment? 
• Should cigarettes really be illegal for adults under 21? 

*Check for understanding: Did the team continue to address each of the main THEMESS throughout the debate? How did you do with your flow notes?


HW: Make sure you are ready for your real debate. Notice that Due Dates have been posted here and in the side bar.

Monday 5/9 ~ Can you FLOW?

GRAMMAR

• Who, Who, Whose

DEBATE

• Due: Turn in printed speech outline.

• Get Debate Dates. NOTE: If you miss your debate day, you will receive a zero! Be careful.

BLOCK - 5 pts. extra credit if you want to go this week!
MON-
TUES-
WED-
BLOCK- Debate 1 -
                Debate 2 -

How will my notes be organized? Yikes!

How EQ: What is Flowing?
A: Flowing is a specific way to take notes when listening to a debate.

Watch this video.

CLASS DEBATE ~ Tomorrow we will practice our debate structure and FLOW notes using one of the topics below. Let's choose one and take a few minutes to form your "opening speeches" with your team. Organize them by THEMESS please! We'll debate tomorrow.

• Should women be allowed in combat?
• Should animal testing be banned?
• Should Monte Vista stop having a dress code?
• Should it be illegal for kids under the age of 5 to play video games?
• Should violent video games be banned?
• Is Twitter really better than Instagram? (or Facebook, etc...)
• Do school uniforms help the learning environment? 
• Should cigarettes really be illegal for adults under 21? 

HW: Nah. Let's slow down.

Block Day, May 5&6 ~ EQ: How will I be graded during the debate?

GRAMMAR

• (Which, Witch) movie is about the (which, witch)? 
• Practice here.

DEBATES

• Go over the grading rubric for debates. 
• Peer-Editing of Opening/Closing Statements ~ TWO Peer-edits please!
• Rate each of the 3 areas of evidence from 1-5 (5=strong)
• Circle anything that needs clarification.
• Write down any arguments not mentioned.
• Put a box around anything that has a logical fallacy.
• Does the writer use Ethos, Logos and Pathos? Make a note of how the writer could incorporate a more powerful form of persuasion.

• Take time to make corrections.
• This speech is due on Monday!
• Last 10 minutes: Impromptus!

HOMEWORK

• Perfect your opening/closing statement. Turn in a printed, final-draft version on Monday (5/9).

Wednesday, May 4 ~ EQ: Is you speech ready?

"I wanna see you out that door
Baby, bye, bye, bye...
Bye Bye"

DUE: Please turn in your Good, Beautiful, True!
*Don't forget turnitin.com (round one of grading begins tonight!)

GRAMMAR

• buy, by, bye
• Or their, there, they're if you prefer.

DEBATE

• Continue working on speeches. Rough draft is due tomorrow    (15 pts.)
• Last five minutes: Impromptus!

HW: Don't forget to get your G,B,T on turnitin.com and to polish up your speech (Here is an example from last year).

Tuesday, May 3 ~ EQ: How much evidence does your speech need?

GRAMMAR

• Do you know if (they, their, they're) moving (they, their, they're) stuff in (they, their, they're)?
• Practice here.  

 

DEBATE

• Partner work day. 
• Check Points: 1-Make sure you have a balance of evidence (for example, a debate that is based completely on pathos won't win. Make sure your evidence is PLENTIFUL and includes ethos, logos and pathos). 2-What questions do you think the opponents will ask you about....get your rebuttals ready!
• Last five minutes: Impromptus.

HW: Good, Beautiful True is due tomorrow on turnitin.com and in hard copy...no emails please. 

Monday, May 2 ~ EQ: What is the format for our debates?

GRAMMAR

• Do you know (weather, whether) the (weather, whether) is going to change to rain today?
• Practice here.

DEBATE

•  Click here to see our debate structure.
• Talk with your partner to brainstorm possible cross-examination questions.
• Last five minutes: Impromptus!

HW: Due dates are coming!
*Wednesday May 4: Good, Beautiful, True is due on turnitin.com and hard copy in class.
*Monday May 9: Speeches are due in hard copy (5 pts. EC if you turn it in by Friday 5/6).