Debate Schedule to the End!!!

Here is the link to Specific Debates and due dates.
*When your class does not have a debate scheduled, please use the finals prep tab to review for your test.

Your Final Test is on Monday, May 21 from 8:10-9:40 am.
Please note that your finals are not in our usual classroom. 
Find your room assignments below: 

P.1 Proctor: Van Den Heuvel in S-13
P.2 Proctor: De Los Santos in G-4
P.3 Proctor: Kirchner in S-12
P.5 Proctor:Waiters in S-11
P.6 Proctor: Woods in S-10

And here is the link to evaluate our class. 

Monday, May 7 ~ Last Work Day

Today you should...

• Have your partner time your speech at least twice.
• Brainstorm more cross-ex questions.
• Consider the weakest parts of your own argument and consider best ways to respond (and evidence to give) when questioned about them. 

Block Day, May 3/4 ~ Practice Debate

GRAMMAR

• sense vs. since

CLASS DEBATE

• Who will be the openers? closers?
• What are your main 3-4 areas of argument?
• Remember that you will only get extra credit if you speak at some point in the debate AND if your team wins.

Topics from yesterday:

• 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: Finish up any research you still need to do. Have you figured out how to organize and share all of this with your partner? 

Wednesday, May 2 ~ Flow Notes

GRAMMAR

• Patience vs. Patients
• And just in case, Your vs. You're

DEBATE

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?