Media Debate Planning Log

I am a Researcher…

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History Behind the News Outlet

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Articles that defend my argument (Highlight articles’ evidence)

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Articles against the opposing News outlet.

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Rhetoric used in article
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Cool facts, statistics, and media coverage about my news outlet.
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First Speaker
● Greet everyone in the debate.
○ My opening argument:
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● Introduce the debate team
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● Facts I plan to present in the opening argument.
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● Plan with the visual designer what they will place on the opening slide .
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● Fact check any facts presented by researchers.
● Rehearse opening statement:
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 ● What do I need on the day of debate?

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Speaker
● Greet everyone in the debate.
○ Argument I plan to support:
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● Evidence to present supporting the argument.
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● Plan with the visual designer what they will place on the slides
pertaining to your argument and evidence.
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● Fact check any facts presented by researchers.
● Rehearse statement and evidence:
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● What do I need on the day of debate?

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Closing Speaker
● Greet everyone in the debate.
○ My closing argument:
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● Facts I plan to present in the closing argument.
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● Plan with the visual designer what they will place on the closing slide .
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● Fact check any facts presented by researchers.
● Rehearse closing statement:
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● Thank the audience of the debate team
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● What do I need on the day of debate?

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Visual Designer
● What will I use to portray the argument visually?
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● Slides, Drawings, Graphs etc. I plan to create for the debate..
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● Plan with each speaker what they will be arguing to help create a visual
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● Rehearse visual sequence.

● What do I need on the day of debate?

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