WHAT IS IT?
• Next week (Tues., 12/8 & Wed., 12/9) we will be
having class debates.
• I will split you into teams of 4 or 5, and each group will
be in charge of preparing a side of the debate to
present next week.
• You must look up some outside information to support
your position.
• Each person in the group must speak at least once.
HOW WILL IT WORK?
• The teams will take turns presenting their arguments
in this format:
• Team 1: Intro
• Team 2: Intro
• Team 1: Argument
• Team 2: Argument
• Team 1: Rebuttle
• Team 2: Rebuttle
• Team 1: Conclusion
• Team 2: Conclusion
MATERIALS TO PREPARE:
• Each team must type up a general script/outline of their
arguments.
• Each team must have prepared one page of
hypothetical counterarguments.
• Each team must take notes during the other team’s
presentation, so as to prepare rebuttle.
• Each team must provide two articles used to support
their perspective.
• You will assign one member of your group to each task.
• Each team member must speak at least once during the
presentation, and may use notecards to speak.
GRADING
• This will count as 2 quiz grades.
• One quiz grade will be an “individual” grade, and the
other will be a “group” grade.
• The individual grade will evaluate your speaking
performance of your material and your individual
notecards.
• The group grade will evaluate your team’s
preparedness, your team’s “materials,” and your
overall performance as a group.
TOPIC
• From the New York Times Room for Debate:
• A Times article recently debated whether
young people are more narcissistic than
previous generations, mentioning
Facebook as a possible factor. And a
University of Michigan study, published in
June, seems to support this theory.
Are social media like Facebook (Twitter,
Instagram, etc.) turning us into narcissists?