Current Event Debate
We will be creating this debate in three separate stages.
Part 1 - Individual debate question presentations with an annotated bibliography.
Part 2 - An individual research report based on an assigned lens once the debate question has been selected and students have been assigned to proposition and opposition groups.
Part 3 - Evaluation of research reports within proposition and opposition teams to create opening remarks, debate points, and closing statements.
*See calendar for all specific due dates
Part 1 - Individual debate question presentations with an annotated bibliography.
Part 2 - An individual research report based on an assigned lens once the debate question has been selected and students have been assigned to proposition and opposition groups.
Part 3 - Evaluation of research reports within proposition and opposition teams to create opening remarks, debate points, and closing statements.
*See calendar for all specific due dates
Part 1 - Developing research questions and creating an annotated bibliography in APA format
Before we can begin to agree or disagree with any topic, we must first establish what the question is that we are to answer. Developing a good research question is critical. Without one, you can end up picking a question that is too broad to be properly researched or does not allow for debates between perspectives. When developing a good research question it's important to remember the following:
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Some steps to consider while forming your research question:
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Once you've developed your research question, you will need to research and present your information in the form of an annotated bibliography. For the purpose of this proposal, you will need to find two articles. One will need to "agree" with your question, and one will need to "disagree" with your question. Each bibliographic entry should include two paragraphs. The first paragraph will detail the SOAPS of the article, and the second paragraph will detail how the information found in the article answers your research question. You will create this annotated bibliography in APA format, and you are required to have a title page. The title of your title page will be your research question.
OWL Purdue is a fantastic resource for information on various types of formatting.
General explanation of APA formatting.
Here is an explanation of what an annotated bibliography is.
Here is a sample of an entry on an annotated bibliography.
OWL Purdue is a fantastic resource for information on various types of formatting.
General explanation of APA formatting.
Here is an explanation of what an annotated bibliography is.
Here is a sample of an entry on an annotated bibliography.
Debate is blood sport. It's combat. But your weapons are words.
- Melvin Tolson, The Great Debaters
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