Unit 5: Lesson 8

First Amendment Rights in Schools

Handout 19
Mock argument role assignments
Sequence of events:
1. The Plaintiff gives introduction. Then the Defendant gives introduction.
2. The Plaintiff presents argument #1 (2 mins)
3. The Defendant presents argument #1 (3 mins) Repeat for arguments #2-6
4. The Plaintiff presents rebuttal to argument #1 (1 min)
5. The Plaintiff gives conclusion. Then the Defendant gives conclusion.

Plaintiff Defendant
Content Time Student name Content Time Student name
Introduction 2 mins Introduction 2 mins

Argument #1: The 2 mins + Argument #1: The 3 mins

speech was not disruptive 1 min speech was
rebuttal disruptive
Argument #2: The 2 mins + Argument #2: The 3 mins
speech was political 1 min speech was not
rebuttal political
Argument #3: The 2 mins + Argument #3: The 3 mins
school engaged in 1 min school did not
viewpoint discrimination rebuttal engage in viewpoint
discrimination

Argument #4: The 2 mins + Argument #4: The 3 mins

speech was not school 1 min speech was school
sponsored rebuttal sponsored
Argument #5: The 2 mins + Argument #5: The 3 mins
speech does not raise 1 min speech does raise
legitimate educational rebuttal legitimate
concerns educational concerns
Argument #6: The 2 mins + Argument #6: The 3 mins
speech is not lewd, 1 min speech is lewd,
vulgar, or socially rebuttal vulgar, or socially
inappropriate inappropriate
Conclusion 2 mins Conclusion 2 mins

Judges:
______________________ ______________________ _______________________

Clerk: ______________________

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