Feb 9 2022 Social Media Debate & Chasing Bubbles - What is the purpose of life?

First Half:

Prepping For & Holding Debate! 

Review of: Debate Worksheet 

Review of PowerPoint Presentation - Definition and Structure of a "Debate"

Review of Topic: 

Social media influencers have a responsibility to ensure that what they are publishing is not harmful or offensive. 


Assigning of sides.

Group prep for debate.

Topic again: Social media influencers have a responsibility to ensure that what they are publishing is not harmful or offensive. 

  • Affirmative Team: Yes, social media influencers have a responsibility to ensure what they are publishing is not harmful or offensive. 
  • Opposing Team: No, social media influencers do not have a responsibility to ensure what they are publishing is not harmful or offensive. 

2 Teams Total - 1 Affirmative and 1 Opposing.

Judges: Ms. Hathorn, Mrs. Mackenzie & Jenn!

TASK:

30 min for final prep

Create 3 min opening

Create draft 3 min close

Review and finalized min 10 points re: your group prep notes.

Debate Structure

  1. Debate opens with the affirmative team (the team that supports the resolution) presenting an argument - 3 min
  2. The opposing team then follows by presenting an arguments. - 3 min
  3. Repeat for second argument. - 3 min each.
  4. A short break in which the teams prepare their rebuttals to the two arguments that have been presented. 8 min
  5. First rebuttal of the affirmative team  - 3 min
  6. First rebuttal of the opposing team. - 3 min
  7. Repeat for second rebuttal. - 3 min each
  8. Closing remarks: first for the affirmative team and second for the opposing team. - 3 min

At the end of the debate please hand in:

Group: All names on all work

1. Opening Statement
2. Prep Notes
3. Closing Statement

Debate

Second Half. - If Time. 

1. Film Review - Topic - Pre-Film Discussion - Brainstorm - 
Q:What is happiness? 


Post Viewing Discussion - Thoughts? 


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