Policy debate

I believe my participation grade should be an A, or somewhere in the 90’s range. When I filled out the rubric for myself I circled the exemplary box for five out of six of the categories. I circled the exemplary box for these categories because I strongly feel that I am a respectful and engaged student much more often than not. Obviously I am not perfect and I do not always display perfect behavior but I believe I display good behavior almost always. The only category I circled proficient for…

but confident that I would do well. I drove to Moline High School and met up with other members of the debate team. As I walked outside to the bus I could feel how cold it was outside. It was 5 AM so I was tired and I took a short nap on the bus. I woke up when everyone else woke up and started talking to my debate partner Lance about our strategy for the debates. We were doing a Pro Con debate on whether or not the United States should accept Syrian refugees. It was a great topic that we both…

The meeting was called to order at 10:00 a.m. The first order of business was the approval of the Agenda. Mr. Kirkland made a motion to accept the Agenda as written. Ms. Demers seconded, motion carried. The next item was the approval of the Minutes from the September 13th Annual Membership Meeting. Mr. Mack made a motion to approve the Minutes as written. Ms. Demers seconded, motion carried. Next on the Agenda was the Audited Financial Report. Ms. Olejnik and Ms. Stefanski…

world today, information is so readily available an educated populous must adapt to become more skeptical. Learning this skepticism goes hand-in-hand with understanding arguments; as well as fallacies. Mrs. Shumway’s debate class has introduced these very important skills to me. Debate has taught me the most important skill is the understanding and ability to form a logical argument. Four years ago, freshman year, my knowledge of argument was immensely limited. Any dispute of which the…

When I was reading over the instructions for this simulation, I thought the plastic wrap over my eyes would be the most difficult part. It definitely was. After I covered my eyes, I sat in my chair which is approximately twenty feet away from the television. I then attempted to select what I wanted to watch, which was impossible from that far away. To be able to see the guide I had to be standing within two to three feet of the t.v. The cotton balls weren't as bad as I thought they were going…

As the video started recording first we wanted to make the outline for our persuasive speech. then , we decided that we wanted to make our outline in google docs because, so all three of us can work on it together. Also, we make sure that everyone was able to access into google docs. after , that Maddy created a brainstorm page where all of us can write down our ideas about the speech. Before, we started working on our outline we all knew what we were researching on such as our main topic was…

background of your argument, but you don’t explain why the debate about Cleopatra’s race has relevance and why it should continue. This is especially since you say that we can never really know her race; it raises the question of what the point is of talking about it. Score: 3 Invention: I think that your topic is very interesting, especially considering that you are not taking a side of the debate but rather you are making an argument about the debate. Your proposition is good and…

Introduction Forming written arguments isn’t always a simple task for elementary students. Developing students’ writing isn’t easy either but having enough scaffolding and making sure the expectations are clear help students along the way. There are many ways in which we can help students develop their informational writing. Through argument and discussion students can learn how to question other people’s ideas and thoughts, develop and formulate their own ideas, and refine them. Teachers…

In the age of the Internet personal liberty in speech and thought needs to be left with as little amount of censoring as possible. We see this increased call for censorship because as a society, you see a greater intolerance for truths that go against other people’s beliefs. Like John Stuart Mill, I believe that by maximizing personal liberty of speech we will create a greater society because we will all be free to discuss our views and hear the ones against us to further develop ideas and…

areas of the Parliamentary estate where votes can take place as to reduce the time needed for Members to get to the division. Although, there are obvious issues with “decision time” most notably the enshrined idea that a division should follow the debate. Assuming the clerks would still be used for each division, MPs would still be in a position where they are circling around the chamber endlessly to vote on all divisible items from the day. Electronic voting in the lobbies would enable decision…