Debate

The PowerPoint for the Debate unit is here.

When it comes time to present the debates, I allow and encourage you to bring this cheat sheet with you to use as a guide. You should print it and bring it with you so that you have a reference point for the organizational structure of the speeches. It also gives you the wording for some key phrases that you may need to use, so that you'll have one less thing to prep. You are welcome to bring your own timer if you are worried about meeting the time guidelines, but I will also be giving you hand signals so that you know how long you have been speaking.

The rubric is posted under the "Documents of Interest" column, but you can also download it here.  You will notice that it is pretty wide open -- I am primarily looking for you to put in effort, demonstrate the skills you have gained as a public speaker (even if you don't feel like you have a TON, show me that you have improved), and to make a well-structured argument for your side of the case.