1. DEBATES

2. Every Wednesday a debate will be held between two students. Each debate will have a formal introduction and a powerpoint

3. Wrongfully Convicted Would have been executed!

4. 2. You should have at least 10 statements 2. You should have at least 10 statements

5. 3. You should have answers prepared

6. 4. You should have a final statement.

7. 5. Your arguments, complete with notations and bibliography will be submitted in a formal package to Mr. O'Reilly.

8. You must: have an outstanding formal/verbal intro to accompany your power point have an outstanding formal/verbal intro to accompany your power point Have an outstanding conclusion Have an outstanding conclusion Address the teacher and students Address the teacher and students Have a powerful and influential power point Have a powerful and influential power point Speak clearly and with good tone and intonation Speak clearly and with good tone and intonation Don’t read! Don’t read! Don’t read! Don’t read! Don’t read! Don’t read! Have a solid background regarding all material Have a solid background regarding all material Have plenty of evidence to back up claims Have plenty of evidence to back up claims will have a solid preemptive attack will have a solid preemptive attack Have legal references Have legal references Be quick thinking and able to rebut opponents claims Be quick thinking and able to rebut opponents claims Use teamwork Use teamwork Be passionate, interesting and informative Be passionate, interesting and informative Show respect for your opponent Show respect for your opponent

9. Topics Grade 11 1.Legalize Marijuana 2.Legalize Polygamy 3.Reinstate Capital Punishment 4.Legalize Dr. Assisted Suicide 5.Continue unrestricted Abortion 6.Full Legalization of Prostitution including subsidiary laws 7.Continuation of Legalized Corporal Punishment 8.Random drug testing of all students

10. Note! Students are to write a one paragraph response to each debate. This response is not a critique of the debaters. It is a reflection of what you found intriguing or informative in the debate. They are due on the Friday following the Wednesday debate. You don’t write a response for your own debate

11. Students who miss a debate will be expected to research the topic and submit a one page, three paragraph response. Students who have an unexplained absence may receive a mark of zero