BLUE DEBATE SCHEDULE

MONDAY: Planned Parenthood

TUESDAY: Technology

WEDNESDAY: Travel Ban

PWU 3.4

PWU 3.4

Do now: Are you nervous for the debate?  What gives you the most anxiety?

Objectives:

• practice debate speeches for team debate in our next class.

Agenda:

1. Do now
2. Tongue twisters
3. Practice! Practice for your teammates/get feedback on posture, voice, pacing, gestures, pronunciation and enunciation
4. Summarizer

HW: Practice!

PWU 3.3- MCAS PRACTICE

PWU 3.3- MCAS PRACTICE

Do now: What do you know about the English MCAS?

Objectives:

• Understand the expectations of the English MCAS exam
• Review expectations of the English MCAS long comp

Agenda:

1. Do now
2. Overview: MCAS exam
3. Specifics: Long Comp
1. Sample prompts
2. Rubrics
3. Sample essays- score!
4. PROMPT: Often in works of literature, a character who is considered odd or different turns out to have great importance.
   
   
   From a work of literature you have read in or out of school, select a character who is considered odd or different but turns out to have great importance. In a well-developed composition, identify the character, describe how the character is considered odd or different, and explain how the character turns out to be important to the work as a whole
   
   
4. Practice
5. Summarizer

HW: Write a practice long comp for NEXT week

PWU 3.2

PWU 3.2

Do now: Sit with your debate group.  Review progress thus far

Objectives:

• apply rhetorical appeals and public speaking strategies to their own persuasive writing

Agenda:

1. Do now
2. teams draft speeches/anticipate other side’s arguments.
1. REMEMBER TO USE THE 4 APPEALS & AVOID LOG. FALLACIES.

3. Summarizer

HW: Draft assigned part of debate

PWU 3.1

Do now: Staple your outline and be sure to complete the “Peer Evaluation Form”

Objectives:

• prepare a persuasive debate case, using appeals and rhetorical strategies effectively

Agenda:

1. Do now
2. Submit Both-sides outline
3. Review Debate format and roles.  Assign roles as a group
4. Read: Sample debate speeches
1. Read independently
2. Review strengths and weaknesses
3. Clarifying questions
5. Begin drafting!
6. Summarizer

HW: Draft assigned part of debate

PWU 2.4

Do now: Review your outline-- what needs to get done?

Objectives:

• analyze research findings by comparing arguments and counter-arguments on a debate topic

Agenda:

1. Do now
2. Find holes remaining in research and assign research responsibility

3. Note on Equity: *if you don’t contribute your assigned part to the group outline by the deadline, you will receive a reduction in your individual grade for this project based on the feedback from your peers.
1. *You will grade one another on your contributions, and these assessments will factor into your final grades.

4. BOTH SIDES OUTLINE DUE: due Monday 3/6 (blue); Tuesday 3/7 (green) printed - include all group members’ names and self-assess on rubric. (1 person turns this in)
5. Peer Evaluation of all group members also due from everyone on same due date.
6. "The Great Debaters"
7. Summarizer

HW: Work on outlines

PWU 2.3

PWU 2.3

Do now: take out your annotated articles and share what you have learned with your debate team. Do you see 3 “Reasons” you could use for your Outline?

Objectives:

• analyze research findings by comparing arguments and counter-arguments on a debate topic

Agenda:

1. Do now
2. TRIPLE: ORB
3. review MLA rules.  Refer to packet as you add sources
1. Create a google doc and copy/paste the outline format
2. Decide on colors and responsibilities (be clear/equitable in dividing up the work!)
3. Find holes remaining in research and assign research responsibility

3. Note on Equity: *if you don’t contribute your assigned part to the group outline by the deadline, you will receive a reduction in your individual grade for this project based on the feedback from your peers.
1. *You will grade one another on your contributions, and these assessments will factor into your final grades.

4. BOTH SIDES OUTLINE DUE: due Monday 3/6 (blue); Tuesday 3/7 (green) printed - include all group members’ names and self-assess on rubric. (1 person turns this in)
5. Peer Evaluation of all group members also due from everyone on same due date.
6. "The Great Debaters"
7. Summarizer

HW: Work on outlines