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Rebuttal
1. Agree/pro team repeats their opponent's arguments and tells
what is wrong with their position
2. Disagree/conteam repeats their opponent's arguments and tells
what is wrong with their position
FinalStatement
1. Agree/pro team summarizestheir position by speakingto their
opponent's counterpoints and closes with why their argument is
the best
2. Disagree/conteam summarizestheir position by speakingto their
opponent's counterpoints and closes with why their argument is
the best
Debate Preparation
1. Brainstorm and note evidence you can use to support your
position. Think of evidence from the story, your personal life, or
society.
2. Pick your strongest pieces of evidence to use and elaborate on
them.
3. Formulate a 2-3 minute opening statement arguing your position
on the topic.
4. Brainstorm points that your opponent may bring up; these will
help you refute their arguments in the rebuttal.
Debate Topics
1.2.2Explain Opinions
Rarely connects ideas and Demonstrates the ability Demonstrates superior skill in
experiences in able to gain a to connect ideas and connecting ideas and experiences
better understanding when experiences through a through a variety of means to gain
generating and responding to standard range of means understanding when generating
texts to gain understanding and responding to texts
when generating and
responding to texts