mar 1/2: work on summative debate speech

Today you will continue working with your debate team to develop your plan and for you to write your individual speeches (& prepare for possible rebuttals and have a list of evidence and analysis you can use during the debate).
Helpful Resources for Preparation:

• Link to Summative Debate Task Instructions
• Link to information on roles within a classroom debate team
• Link to Summative Debate Presentation Slides (Instructions, Helpful Links, Rubric, Examples, etc.)
• Link to exemplars for argumentative claims and counterclaims exemplars

DBQ Packets for your Team’s Research:

• Authoritarian Regimes: Communist Russia (DBQ)
• Authoritarian Regimes: Nazi Germany (DBQ)
• Authoritarian Regims: Fascist Japan (DBQ)

Sample Debate Speeches (Videos):

• Sample Debate: SAS Debate  (2013) - Introducing the Proposition (Speaker #1)
• Sample Debate: SAS Debate (2013) - Opposition Speaker #1
• Tutorial for Role of First Affirmative (Proposition) Speaker (Speaker #1)


• Sample Debate: Oppoosition Speaker #1


• Sample Debate Affirmative (Proposition) Rebuttal (Proposition Speaker #2)
• Sample Debate Negative (Opposition) Rebuttal (Opposition Speaker #2)


• Debating Rebuttals Tutorial​

While the DBQ packet is provided to you for use, groups & individuals are encouraged to use additional evidence and sources you find on your own to prepare for your role in the debate.  

HW: Prep for your debate speech(es)!!!

Prep for your role in the summative debate.  Tips for preparation:

• Focus on ensuring you have strong evidence to back up your argument (claim and reason(s) you are presenting and/or defending. 
  
• Know thy enemy!!! Anticipate what your opposing team will say and have prepared counterclaim statements, and evidence/analysis you can use against them in your debate.
• Prepare a speech for up to 2 minutes (not the entire 3 minutes)--this gives you some cushion so that your speech doesn't go over, and allows you to be able to add to your speech to address anything that the opposing team may have said during their speech.
• Print out your speech and/or talking points.
• Rehearse. Know how long it takes you to deliver. Practice in front of someone (friend, family member) and practice with them sitting some distance from you. Have them give you feedback on your voice projection (do you speak loud enough?) and cadence (are you speaking too fast, too slow?)  Do you attempt to make eye contact with the audience?  Does reading from a script help or hinder your performance? Do you need a script or would you be better to use note cards with an outline of talking points?