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Position Papers Due!

4/29/2016

Due Today:

Hard copies of your Position Paper and Process Packet.
Responses to our Debate Roles Survey.

In Class:

Read team position papers.
Agree on group roles.
Begin working on your debate materials:
- Five minute opening statements from each constructive speakers.
- Five new pieces of evidence from each rebuttal speaker.

Due Monday:

Practice round of opening statements.
Practice round of rebuttals.

Process Packets

4/28/2016

In Class:

Annotate the content changes on the final draft of your Position Paper.
Assemble your process packet to turn it in by the end of the day on Friday.
Create a team GoogleDoc, including:
- Group Norms
- Meeting Availability
- Preferred Roles
- What Needs to Be Done

At Home:

Finish your Position Paper and process packet.

Continuity Critiques and Proofreading

4/27/2016

In Class:

Continuity critiques.
Work time to incorporate changes.
Mini-lesson on proofreading.
Work time to proofread.

At Home:

Finish proofreading penultimate draft.

Rebuttal Critiques, Intros and Conclusions

4/26/2016

In Class:

Rebuttal critiques.
Work time to refine rebuttals.
Mini-lesson on opening and closing paragraphs.
Work time to draft opening and closing paragraphs.

Due Tomorrow:

All of your arguments and rebuttals refined and combined into one document.
Drafts of your introduction and conclusion in the same document.

Rebuttals!

4/25/2016

In Class:

Round #2 of constructive argument critiques.
Learn how to rebut arguments:
- Powerpoint Presentation
- Logical Fallacies Explained
Work time to refine arguments, and write your rebuttals.

Due Tomorrow:

Four printed copies of rebuttals to critique.