- Separate into groups and discuss ideas for debates beginning next week.
- Debate topics
- pros and cons of Artificial Intelligence
- Microsoft vs. Department of Justice
- pros and cons of Wireless Computing
- Random assignment to separate into six groups based on paper topic
- Each team will be assigned which side of the argument they will be
making
- Random assignment of leaders for each of the six teams
- Leaders should coordinate organization of all ideas from all group
members
- Students may use outside time to coordinate groups if necessary
- May bring supporting facts and articles
- Each student will be graded:
- Participation within the debate
- Working together as a whole group
- Clarity of arguments
- Knowledge of both sides of subject
- Each student should also prepare a short speech for their arguments
- Do not need to be written
- Each student needs to make at least one speech during the debates
- Winners of debate will be decided by the class
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