Miss Nagi

Spring 2009
MG Research Unit

READY, SET, DEBATE!

Once again, we are going to be counting on our well developed
PUBLIC SPEAKING skills, this time to deliver a thoughtful and
intriguing DEBATE!

In order to argue our points sufficiently, and

correctly we are going to be doing a little bit
of… yep, you guessed it! The big R!
BUT! DON’T WORRY! IT’S GOING TO BE
FUN!

The type of research we are going to be doing is called MULTI-GENRE

research…which means interviewing your Grandma can be considered
a research artifact! It is ok if you do not exactly know what this mean…
we are going to be creating our own definitions and criteria. I would encourage all of you
to go home today and look up multi-genre research to see what you can find! 

The Assignment Requirements

•Must work in pairs or groups of 4 (i.e. PAIRS= 1
person for + 1 person against; GROUPS= 2
people for + 2 people against)
•Each person must turn in a hard copy
compilation of their assigned research that is alphabetized, and
organized along with a bibliography of all sources found in compilation
•Each person will be responsible for their own work and will receive a
ZERO if they do not hold up to their part
•Each group or pair will provide me with a “Research Plan” so I can see
who will be responsible for what (we will be doing this FRIDAY!)

The Topic
•Must be school relevant, and if possible a current issue you feel strongly
compelled to research and debate
•Must have a concrete basis for argument and provide for possible
research sources
•Some examples… 1. “Is it acceptable for girls to wear tuxes and boys to
wear dresses to school dances?” (Concrete Basis: equal rights, gay rights,
etc.) … 2. “Should the pop machines and vending machines be removed
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from school?” (Concrete Basis: child obesity, growing obesity in
America, etc.)

The Components
Each group or pair is responsible for providing the amount of research
listed below. Must be divided up equally so that each person is engaged in
each of the categories simultaneously (i.e. Susie cannot do all web-based
and pop-culture research while Bobby does all hard copy and outside
sources research). Also, each person must turn in a hard copy compilation
of the research they were responsible for…

•10 Web-Based Resources:

*Something that is most viewed or accessed on the internet
Examples include- podcasts, videos, blogs, digital stories,
websites, wikispaces, livejournals, personal webpages,
twitters, recordings, iMovies, etc.

•15 Hard Copy Resources:

*Something that is most viewed or accessed in hard copy format
Examples include- books, magazines, articles, journals, essays,
newspapers, encyclopedias, book jackets, obituary, resume, letters, etc.

•5 Pop Culture Resources:

*Something that is deemed a facet in pop culture
Examples include- commercials, movies, television
shows, ads, campaigns, plays, talk shows, news, etc.

•5 Outside Resources:
*Something that is produced from another individual
Examples include- drawings, sketches, monologues, photos, diaries,
speeches, interviews, etc.

(The bolded modes are ones that we will be experimenting with in class so feel free to
repeat this mode if desired)

***NOTE: Each group or pair does not have to necessarily have 10 different web-based
resources or 15 different hard copy resources and so on, BUT each group or pair should
have a variety of them.
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DEBATE STRUCTURE
On the scheduled day of your group’s or pair’s debate you will
be following this exact schedule. How you divide up who talks
when is solely up to you, but remember each person must have
an active speaking role throughout the debates. We will be
working on these as your debates near and you have found the
appropriate research. So do not lose this sheet!

Introductions
1) Mediator Introduces Topic

Opening Arguments
2) Side 1 states position and brief claim as to why
3) Side 2 states position and brief claim as to why

Debate
POINT ONE
4) Side 1: Point One
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
5) Side 2: Rebuttal
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
6) Side 2: Point One
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
7) Side 1: Rebuttal
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________

5 Minute Break

POINT TWO
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8) Side 1: Point Two
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
9) Side 2: Rebuttal
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
10) Side 2: Point Two

_______________________________________________

_______________________________________________

_______________________________________________
11) Side 1: Rebuttal

_______________________________________________

_______________________________________________

_______________________________________________
Closing Arguments
12) Side 1 restates position and gives concluding statement
13) Side 2 restates position and gives concluding statement
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RESEARCH PLAN

Name:__________________________________

Please list what you are planning to research in each of the given categories.
Although it is understandable that your specific pieces of research might
change you are expected to be engaging in each of the various modes
bellow, AND will be responsible for turning in research from each field!
Happy Researching! 

Web-Based Resources:

Hard Copy Resources:

Pop-Culture Resources:

Outside Resources:
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**If there are any changes please let me know!