1. Team Arguments!
2. I assign you the positions.
3. Use your research to prepare the arguments.
4. The point is to find the best arguments for each side and to debate yourselves into the middle ground.
Starter 10.13
What
do you think is the strongest piece of evidence you have for your assigned
position right now? Explain why you
think that piece of evidence will be convincing.
Does your assigned position match your real position? Why/why not?
Does your assigned position match your real position? Why/why not?
Evidence Organization with your Positional Teammate (40 minutes)
1. Fill out the worksheet to prepare yourselves. Each person should have at least 4 different pieces of evidence to bring into the debate.
2. Prepare an opening statement of about 3 minutes. This can be delivered by one or both of you.
The SAC (after break, sit with your partner and your "opponents")
The
structure we will follow is below. I
will be providing exact times. Please do
not move on to the next step until I have called time!
1.
Yes:
Opening argument (3 min)
2.
No:
Repeat back main points of argument (2 min)
3.
No:
Opening argument (3 min)
4.
Yes:
Repeat back main points of argument (2)
5.
Open
Debate (10 min)
6.
Consensus
Building: During this phase, it's okay to (15 min)
7.
Debrief
(10 min)
- How did this process go for your group?
- Did your group reach consensus? Why or why not?
- Did you notice yourself or your group using appeals at any point? Which ones? Were they effective?
- How did this activity help you understand the rhetorical exchange about gun control going on in your society? What new understandings do you have now?
EXIT TICKET: Individually, on a blank piece of paper, answer the following (10 minutes):
1. Write a concessive thesis statement about the gun control issue.
2. Answer the final debrief question in writing: How did this activity help you understand the rhetorical exchange about gun control going on in your society? What new understandings do you have now?