GRADE 8

Welcome to 2016 - it's going to be a great year!
You will make the jump from MS to HS
WILL YOU BE READY??????????

Due on Thursday January 7 (Blocks C&D)
             Friday January 8 (Blocks F&H)
Watch the Lincoln-Douglas Debate Tutorial posted below on this blog
Turn in your parent signed reflection about your dystopian short                                                             story
                             
Today's agenda includes:

1)     Handing you back your dystopian stories -
        NOTE:  The grades are in Power School, BUT, I always
                      encourage rewriting.  SO, this means, if you
                      wish to rewrite, you can, BUT, you must confer
                      with me AND turn the rewrite in by 
                                     JANUARY 28TH FOR F AND G BLOCKS
                                     JANUARY 29TH FOR C AND D BLOCKS

ALSO DUE: YOUR REFLECTION 
WITH PARENT SIGNATURE
Blocks C&D on Thursday Jan 7
Blocks F&H on Friday Jan 8

2)   An introduction to our unit on DEBATE
             What do you know about debate and debating?

3)   Mock mini-debate with a partner Resolution:
         Be it resolved that schools should block the use of
         mobile phones during school hours.

TIMING:
10 minutes to prepare - affirmative and negative teams
2 minutes affirmative
2 minutes negative
1 minute to prepare questions
2 minutes open crossfire
1 minute affirmative summary
1 minute negative summary
DONE

LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE TUTORIAL


       

MS FINAL DEBATE COMPETITION



CLICK HERE to read a little about the history of the LINCOLN-DOUGLAS debate.