Mon - Block, 5/16-20 ~ The Debate Line-Up

EQ: What's on the final?

• Debate ~ logical fallacies, ethos, pathos, logos
• Poetry ~ poetic terms and devices
• Grammar ~ confused words

Here's the line-up for Bridgette's classes only:

1ST PERIOD

• MONDAY, 5/16 ~ Should public money be spent to distribute condoms in schools?

•  TUESDAY, 5/17 ~ Should same-sex couples have the right to adopt?

•  WEDNESDAY, 5/18 ~ Should HIV positive workers have to tell their employers?

• FRIDAY, 5/20 ~ Should parental consent be required for patients under sixteen?

         ~ Should recreational marijuana be legalized in Cali?

3RD PERIOD

•  MONDAY, 5/16 ~ Should homework be banned from schools?

• TUESDAY, 5/17 ~ Should we be able to genetically design our children?

• WEDNESDAY, 5/18 ~ Should schools be run by the US government?

• FRIDAY, 5/20 ~ Should a doctor be legally allowed to help a person die?

         ~ Should the drinking age be changed?

4TH PERIOD

• TUESDAY, 5/17 ~ Should colleges use the SAT/ACT?

• WEDNESDAY, 5/18 ~ Should a doctor be legally allowed to help a person die?

•  THURSDAY, 5/19 ~ Should steroids be legalized for professional athletes?

5TH PERIOD

• TUESDAY, 5/17 ~ Should sex offenders be forced to get chemically castrated?

• WEDNESDAY, 5/18 ~ Should animal testing be outlawed?

• THURSDAY, 5/19 ~ Should recreational marijuana be legalized in California?

7TH PERIOD

• MONDAY, 5/16 ~ Should public money be used to distribute condoms in school?

• WEDNESDAY, 5/18 ~ Should a doctor be legally allowed to help a person die?

• THURSDAY, 5/19 ~ Should recreational marijuana be legalized in California? 

Debate Structure

• 5 min Opening Statement A1
• 5 min Opening Statement SQ1
• 3 min Cross Examination SQ2
• 2 min Rebuttal A1
• 2 min Break -
• 3 min Cross Examination A2
• 2 min Rebuttal SQ1
• 2 min Break -
• 3 min Closing Statement SQ2
• 3 min Closing Statement A2

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  Total = about 30 minutes