LA8Blog: DEBATE INFORMATION

All supporting materials are on ONE NOTE
under DEBATES - you can choose to prepare
electronically OR you can use the hard copies that
at the front of the room. The DEBATE RESEARCH
AND PLANNING TOOL IS also at the bottom
of this post.

DEBATE DATES:

MONDAY APRIL 3

F BLOCK: Jessica/Arundhati vs Lilli/Marianna
Bianca/Ama vs Luca/Fab

H BLOCK: Manya/Kalina vs. Anaya/Ana
Caity/Beata vs Tim/Isaac

TUESDAY APRIL 4

D BLOCK: Sam/Jana vs Leah/Autumn

David A/Liam vs Warona/Millie

C BLOCK: Zoya/Maia vs. Marek/Roman

Zach/Paul vs. Mixo/Hyosang

WEDNESDAY APRIL 5

F BLOCK: Miguel/Aiden vs Matheus/Ethan

H BLOCK: Tim/Isaac vs Julia/Samridhi

THURSDAY APRIL 6

D BLOCK: Marc/Alex vs. Iker/Martin

David O/Leon vs. Baptiste/Amit
Declan/Tsholo vs Ammar/Togo/Max

C BLOCK: Sam/Enola vs. Floria/Oskar

FRIDAY APRIL 7

F BLOCK: Stephanie/Chhavi vs Jayden/Avery
  Oscar/Leandro vs Daniel/Shahir

H BLOCK: Kiwa/Maeve vs Josh/Fayez
   Nida/Roos vs Theo/Yasmin

DEBATOR’S RESEARCH and PLANNING (EXAMPLE)

RESOLUTION: “Be it resolved _________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________________

Ex: "Be it resolved that the Jewish and Palestinian people have equal rights to occupy the land formally known as Palestine and currently known as Israel."

AFFIRMATIVE: “YES,__________________________________________________________________________

Ex: “Yes, both people have equal rights to occupy the land and must find a solution to the crisis.”

NEGATIVE: NO,______________________________________________________________________________

Ex: “No, the Jewish and Palestinian people do not have equal rights to occupy the land.”

STEPS AND THINGS TO CONSIDER

ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS MAKE SURE TO WRITE DOWN THE SOURCES FOR EVERYTHING NO MATTER HOW SMALL – INCLUDING WHERE YOU FOUND YOUR DEFINITIONS

· MAKE COPIES OF YOUR EVIDENCE AND ORGANIZE THEM IN A FOLDER OR POUCH OR WHATEVER – YOU WILL NEED THIS EVIDENCE DURNG THE DEBATE IF YOU HAVE SAVVY COMPETITORS WHO CHALLENGE YOUR INFORMATION. LIKEWISE, YOU, TOO, WILL ASK FOR YOUR OPPONENTS EVIDENCE.

· FROM THIS INFORMATION, YOU WILL THEN MAKE A PLAN AND A STRATEGY FOR BOTH THE AFFIRMATIVE AND THE NEGATIVE.

Define the terms –

_______Research the history of the issue under debate?

_______Research the affirmative and the negative of the issue.

_______Look for expert testimony from reliable sources who have done a critical evaluation of the crisis using

statistics, surveys, the law and how it might relate to the issue.

_______Is the issue a moral or a legal argument

_______Use legal documents

_______Solutions?

No matter what side you are debating, remember to think critically. Always attempt to understand and respect the other side’s point of view. Here are some phrase: “I see what you are talking about, but . . . “ “I saw that study in my research, but the premise is . . . “ ( I will provide you with a cheat sheet of key debate phrases.)

KEEP TRACK OF YOUR SOURCES:

1. Quote/Fact/Statistic___________________________________________________________________________