1. Do Now Quick Write
What is one thing you enjoyed doing over the vacation?
What is one thing you wished you had done over the vacation?

2. Odyssey and Argument
Quarter 4 Lessons 1

3. What’s in an Argument? Thesis Overall Argument Claim Tell Me Backing
Warrant
Overall Argument
Tell Me
Show Me
Sell Me

4. Chain Argument— focus on Thesis & Claim
Thesis=Subway is better than MacDonald’s
Claim= This is true because… OR
This is not true because…

5. What warrant works for our claims?
What backing works for our claims?
Subway Better
Subway Not Better
Claim:
Backing (evidence):
Warrant (how does the backing prove the claim?):
Claim:
Backing (evidence):
Warrant (how does the backing prove the claim?):

6. Now you try (in pairs):
Pick a THESIS: Subway better OR Subway not better
Pick a CLAIM we have not used.
Provide BACKING for that claim.
Explain how your backing WARRANTS your claim.
Be Prepared to Report Out

7. Monday Debates!
Starts with a Thesis (ie. Subway is better than MacDonalds)
Affirmative Side (Aff)---Fully Agrees with Thesis
Subway IS better!
Negative Side (Neg)---Fully Disagrees with Thesis
Subway IS NOT better!
Qualifier (Q)—Neither fully agrees or disagrees AND Has an alternative solution
Neither is good, and people should stop eating all fast food!
Judges (J)—Help me score the rounds (starting next week)

8. Debate Order for Today 5 minute prep Aff Opening statement—2 min
Neg and Q Cross Examine (Cross X) Aff—2 min each
Neg Opening statement—2 min
Aff and Q Cross Examine (Cross X) Neg—2 min each
Q Opening Statement—2 min
Neg and Aff Cross Examine (Cross X) Q—2 min each
Q Rebuttle
Neg Rebuttle
Aff Rebuttle
3 mins extra prep time as you need it

9. Scoring 1 pt for every claim 1 pt for every warrant
1 pt for every piece of backing
1 pt each for answering any rebuttals/ questions against your claims
Minus 1 pt for a member of your group NOT talking
Minus 1 pt for talking while another group is speaking
Minus 1 pt for profanity or rudeness

10. Proposal--The school day should start later
THESIS
Aff: Yes, it should start later
Neg: No, it should not start later
Q: Yes and No. (There should be a split schedule where half the school comes in early, and the other comes in late—with diff end time. )

11. Prep
For your side, come up with a list of CLAIMS that support your thesis.
For your claims, come up with some BACKING.
For your backing, come up with a WARRANT.
5 minutes

12. Opening All other groups should take notes. State your thesis
Aff: Yes, it should start later
Neg: No, it should not start later
Q: Yes and No. (There should be a split schedule where half the school comes in early, and the other comes in late—with diff end time. )
State your claims with their backing and warrants
Everyone should speak
All other groups should take notes.

13. Questions Prep for Rebuttal Look at your notes
Ask the group that spoke questions that challenge their claims
Prep for Rebuttal
Look at your notes
Jot down ways your opponents arguments might be weak.
Jot down how your argument is stronger

14. How did you score?

15. Three Things: 1 thing you learned. 1 thing you enjoyed
Three Things: thing you learned thing you enjoyed question you have