Debate+Project

For this project, you will be required to participate in a current events debate in front of the class in which you will attempt to persuade the audience of the validity of your stance on a current issue. The issues that you may choose from include, but are not limited to:


 * Immigration Policies
 * Affirmative Action, now and then
 * US role in Iraq
 * US response to N. Korea
 * US response to nuclear proliferation
 * US response to China
 * US role in preventing genocides
 * US role in a changing world
 * Balancing US interests in the Middle East
 * Dilemmas of foreign aid
 * Responding to terrorism: challenges for democracy

Note: There may be another issue that you might be interested in. If that is the case, please come talk to me and we can make some arrangements for you to work on that particular issue instead.

For Block G Only: You will be participating in one debate (with a partner), writing an analysis of one debate and creating a podcast of the third debate. (Let's say the three topics in your class are immigration, foreign aid, and terrorism and you participate in the immigration debate. You will then write an analysis of the foreign aid debate and a podcast of the terrorism debate.)

For Block A Only: You will be participating in TWO debates (with a partner or in a group of three) and creating a podcast of the third debate in which you did not participate.

Listed below are the due dates for assignments related to each block's debates:

__**SCHEDULE - Block G**__ Thur May 27 - Debate on the Insanity Plea Defense (Soobin and Lauren vs Jisoo and Jenice) Tues June 1- Debate on the US Role in Iraq (Sam and Ed, Megan and Jessica, Helen and Yu Sun) Thu June 3- Debate on Euthanasia (Ann and Beatrice versus Jin and Jay)
 * Wed May 19** - Background readings from Choices packet due
 * Thu May 20** - Approx. 45 minutes in class to work on debates (Homework: debate preparation document)
 * Tue May 25 -** Debate preparation document (5 article summaries) due for ALL students on day of classes’ 1st debate (when class begins)
 * Mon June 7** - Debate Podcast Due (Uploaded to the appropriate link on the wiki) and Debate Summaries due (hard copies on my desk by 8 am - no electronic copies!)

__**SCHEDULE - Block A**__ Thu May 27 - Debate on US Responses to Genocide (Yena and Jiyoon; Sally and Cindy; Sarah and Sam) Mon May 31 - Debate on US Immigration Policy (Kevin and Yena; Sally and Alena; and Sarah and Yunjin) Wed June 2 - Debate on US Responses to Terrorism (Yunjin and Sam; Alena and Cindy; and Kevin and Jiyoon)
 * Thur May 20** - Background readings from Choices packet due
 * Mon May 24** - Approx. 45 minutes in class to work on debates - Homework: debate preparation document
 * Tue May 25** - Debate preparation document (5 article summaries) due for ALL students on day of classes’ 1st debate (when class begins)
 * Thur June 3** - Debate Summary and Analysis Due
 * Mon June 7** - Debate Podcast Due

Please read through the project description and the rubrics below to know what exactly is expected of you for this project. Enjoy!