DEBATE - FINAL PREP

WELCOME BACK - I HOPE YOU HAD A WONDERFUL, RESTFUL, AND FUN WEEK AWAY.  I will not be with you this week. On my way to Oman to begin my week away, I had to change my plans and fly home to the US because my father was taken to the hospital with double pnemonia and was unlikely to survive.  I was able to get home and be by his side when he passed on to a kinder place.  But, now I must help my sisters close the book on my parents lives. We are terribly sad, but my mom passed away two years ago and she and my father, who was 87, were married for 64 years and had a great time together.  My dad had a long, wondrous, and accomplished life.

And now to business.  My expectations for you this week is to continue working diligently on your debates as I plan to keep the schedule outlined in the previous blog.  I AM AVAILABLE BY EMAIL to answer any of your questions.  Those of you scheduled for the first day of debates should SEND ME YOUR CONSTRUCTIVES via email as an attachment by Wednesday.  I will read them and get back to you with comments as soon as I can considering the time difference.

REMINDERS:

Determine your contentions
Organized all affirmative and negative evidence under each contention
      Annotate your evidence under each contention - using a coding system - numbers, colors, etc
Once everything is organized, take a copy of the script and
WRITE YOUR CONSTRUCTIVE
     Your constructive should look like an essay with headings,
     paragraphs, and with DEBATE LANGUAGE. Refer to the supporting materials on the trapezoid in the front of the room.  There are scripts you must follow re: debate language and protocols 
Make sure you have a copy of DEBATE PHRASES because you will want to use them in your constructive AND when you defend your argument or rebut your opponent's argument.

If you need help with more research, please remember that the library website has the EBSCO database that is a great source and goes beyond a Google search.