1. Welcome to Humanities Class With Frank and Russell!
MONDAY, 12/4
Find a chair!
Tall chairs along the side walls
Please leave a walkway in the middle
Get ready to find out what the heck you all are doing here…
Welcome to Humanities Class With Frank and Russell!

2. Announcements: POLs are next week… Stay tuned for schedules
If you have requests for timing due to family pick-up drop-off, please tell Stoll or Garcia ASAP
Math: Yes, you will still be meeting in math classes next week; see Anderson for clarification on
POL Prep Week: English 12 and Government have been combined! You will be meeting with both Stoll and Solis everyday for the next six days of class.

3. So tell us… what are we doing here?
For your 1st semester POL of Senior year, we feel the need to take it up a notch…
You will be presenting for Government and English 12 together in a series of…
LIVE DEBATES!

4. Stoll/Solis debates on civil liberties:
In teams of three, you will be taking a stance for or against a statement on a controversial topic
Your debate team will have one week to prepare arguments for a formal debate
Debates will last for 60 minutes
Including time after for Q & A
Each team will be given a debate prompt statement, and will be told whether or not you are arguable in support or in opposition to that statement

5. Essential skills: English 12: Government: English = FORM
In the debate, your ability to formulate strong arguments and present them will be assessed by Stoll
Government:
Government = CONTENT In the debate, your ability to identify and analyze evidence in support of your argument will be assessed by Solis

6. Essential skills: English 12: Content Connections Evidence & Analysis
ES1: Form of Argument
ES2: Content of Argument
ES4: Speaking and Presenting
Government:
Content Connections
Evidence & Analysis

11. *The student who does the Opening Statement will also be responsible for the Rebuttal at the end of the debate.

13. Deliverables Group Script Debate Performance Individual Argument
Group Deliverables
Individual Deliverables
Group Script
Cover Page
3 Arguments
Potential Cross Q’s
Rebuttal Highlights
Works Cited
Debate Performance
Individual Argument
You will be responsible for preparing, presenting and defending one of the three main arguments
Process Journal
POL Q & A

14. Team assignments!
Listen closely for your team AND for your opposition:
- Make sure you know what side you are on!