All around us in the media we hear about political debates, especially now with the Presidential race getting under way. Republicans have already held one debate and there is another one on TONIGHT! Democrats will also be debating in the future. Here at H.J. MacDonald, we will be holding a unique style of debate. In class, we are learning about Biotechnology and its role in the economy of North Carolina. The students will be given 2 topics: Genetically Modified Organisms (commonly known as GMO's) and Cloning. They are then split into two teams, pros/cons (for and against) each topic. Wednesday and Thursday they will spend the day researching their topic and writing a 3 paragraph essay collaboratively through Google Docs with their group. Friday we will start our online debates after we take our vocab quiz. Through the use of Google Documents, we will have the students perform a silent debate by typing their arguments and counter-arguments into a document at the same time. We will use this time to not only to show the rules of debate, but also how to act when presenting sides of an argument and how to work as a group effectively. See below for the document with instructions for this project as well as how it will be graded. I am really looking forward to these next few days!!
Reminder!! Your vocabulary is due on FRIDAY and we have a quiz that day as well! Online Debate Instructions
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