SYLLABUS   Speech Rehearsals on Mondays & Tuesdays after school w/Ms. Bernstein in Room 206

                     Debate Practice on Wednesdays & Thursdays after school w/Ms. Bernstein in Room 206  

                                                                                                             SEPTEMBER

Debate Class: 5/31: creating entertaining presentations, single or duo presentations, due Thursday of this week.

5/23: creating duo presentations, 10 minutes, from a published script.

5/16: creating informational speeches, 10 minutes, from current articles read from current magazine issues in classroom; documentation needed.

5/09: creating environmental protection speech, 4-6 minutes, for submission to Broward County Environmental Contest.

Broward Champs Tournament April 16: Let's Go Monarch...registration due by April 8...$15.

GO Public Forum Competitors:

Teams...A. Macias/D. Gridi...A. Maglaqui/M. Jafeer...W. Boikus/M. Price...C. McGlynn/B. Weintraub...C. Martin/J. Figueiredo

Yayyyy: For NFL members only: $15 dues, due ASAP: Daniel Grunberg, Troy Gras, Kendrick Hernandez, Kyle Brennan, James Pillitteri, Andew Lauer, David Cardenas, Cody McGlynn, Adrian Macias, Daniel Gridi, Andre Booth, Anthony Maglaqui, Kaelen Saley, Blake Vistocco, Meesum Jaffer.

Afterschool Tourney #7: March 29 (Tuesday.)$5 cost.

      NFL Congress: March 9, $10-Casey Martin, Charlie Stewart, Matt Rubenstein, Andre Boothe...Go Knights!

      NFL Public Forum: March 25/26, $20

CFL (Catholic Forensic League)Finals: March 11-12, $24-Troy Gras/Adrian Macias, Anthony Maglaqui/Daniel Gridi

March Resolution: Resolved: North Korea is a greater threat to United States' national security than Iran.

Honors Credit: for each quarter, earned with attendance and participation at 8 tournament rounds anytime throughout the year.

Service points: earned with speeches given that are greater than 4 minutes in length and before at least 25 adults.

Afterschool Tourney#6: February 10 (Thursday.) Earn those Honors credits by earning 2 rounds :)

FEBRUARY Resolution: Resolved: Wikileaks is a threat to United States national security.

Public Forum Jan. Resolution: In the United States, plea bargaining undermines the criminal justice system.

SUNVITATION ATTENDEES: Troy Gras, Matt Rubenstein, Daniel Grunberg, Daniel Gridi, Anthony Maglaqui, Kyle Brennan in Public Forum and Andre Boothe, Juan Morales in Student Congress.

Crestian Tournament: January 12-16.

Afterschool Tournament #5: Tuesday, January 18.

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SHARED FIRST PLACE IN COUNTY!!!! NOVICE MONARCH KNIGHTS DEBATE TEAMERS:
DANIEL GRUNBERG and partner DANIEL GRIDI !!!

AND

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR BEST AT TOURNAMENT PERFORMERS (we didn't place :( )

our Novices: ADRIAN MACIAS and MEESUM JAFFEER! Won 3 of 4 rounds :)

Weeks of Dec 06 and 13: Public Forum, Congress, and performing Duos are preparing for Catholic League Tournament at Coral Springs on the 11th and the AST #4 on Tuesday, the 14th; original playwriting performances complete the week's effort.

Weeks of Nov 22, and 29 Duos: class practice of all Duos, specially those for Tournament.  December begins Public Forum practice on December resolution: cyberbullying should be a criminal offense.

Week of Nov 15: Congress practice in class on Bills, for Tournament.

Next tournament is After School on Wednesday, November 17; $5 registration due Wednesday, Nov. 10 (bring $10 if you pay on Friday :(

Weeks of Nov 01 and 08, Skits: in class skit grades are being produced; first grades are for first efforts and can be CONSIDERABLY RAISED with student improvement and in following teacher recommendations for improvement (eye contact, memorization, blocking, enunciation, drama.)

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SECOND PLACE IN COUNTY!!!! NOVICE MONARCH KNIGHTS DEBATE TEAMERS:

Anthony Navarra and partner Emne Santos !!!

CALENDAR: Broward County Debate Calendar
2010-2011- Tri-County
September                                                                       January
11 Coral Glades- Congressional Debate Only               7-9 University School of NSU- All events
25 Coral Gables- Congressional Debate Only               14-16 Pine Crest- All events
October                                                                            February
2 Ft. Lauderdale- All Events                                           5 Douglas- FFL (State League) Regionals
9 Everglades- Congressional Debate Only              State Qualifiers:
15-16 Nova- All events                                                   12 Coral Glades -All Events
23 Coral Springs- All Events                                           March
November                                                                         Wellington
6 North Miami- CFL                                                          4-5 FFL States- Varsity State Tournament                          Douglas – All Events                                                        9 NSU, NFL National Qualifier Congress                      
December                                                                         11-12 Braddock- CFL Grand Finals
4 Curley- All events                                                         25-26 Ft. Lauderdale, NFL National Qualifier
11 Braddock-CFL                                                              April
                                                                                          16 Douglas- Broward Champs
                                                                                          29-30 FFL Novice States

Broward County Novice Debate Calendar:   Parent Permission Required*
All Meets at University School of NSU: depart MHS at 1:30 p.m. and return to MHS by 9 p.m.
September 21, October 20, November 17, December 14, January 19, February 10, March 29

Weekly Debate & Speech Vocabulary Assignments: weekly 100 point quiz on any terms assigned first quarter

Debate I         = all Chapter terms

Debates II-V = all Chapter terms

Speech            = all Chapter terms

Students are strongly encouraged to make this test work up if any of it is incomplete; this makes up 25% of your overall grade, in

conjunction with the midterm and final examinations, which questions come from this bookwork, in addition to classwork.

November and December: work begins on Speech events assignments (for class presentation grades,) and continues on Congressional and Debate new resolutions :) Grading dates to be announced when groups /teams/duos/monos are most ready.

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEWEST NOVICE MONARCH KNIGHTS DEBATE TEAMERS: On their way to Honors

Credit, and National Forensic League Membership, with participation in our first 2010-2011 Congress!   

        SENIORS :)

KENDRICK HERNANDEZ, JAMES PILLITTERI, HOLLY BOUTIN, RACHEL LANDGRAF

         JUNIORS:

ANTHONY NAVARRA, DANIEL RIVAS, MELANIE RENKO

     SOPHOMORES:

JUAN MORALES, NATHALIE GALVAN

       FRESHMEN:

KAELAN SALEY, ANTHONY MAGLAQUI

DEBATE & SPEECH ***CLUB CAN MEET MOST EV'RY WEDNESDAY, AND THE AFTERNOON BEFORE EACH TOURNEY :)

Students will begin mock debates, parliamentary procedure, Congressional presentations this week.

Congratulations to our Captains: Anthony Navarra (Debate) and Stephanie Coutley (Speech.)

Public Forum Topic for September: Resolved, that deep water offshore drilling is in the best interests of the U.S.

Week of September 7: Students will complete assigned chapters for outlining, and for listing and summarizing terms of speech and debate.

Students will each tender an original Bill, in proper Bill form, with a start date, a funding entity, and a justification. Three of these

Bills will be submitted to the first Congress, September 11.

Students will research their Bill and prepare 2 to 3 reasons that justify the Bill they propose.  These will be presented to the

class in a speech of no less than 1 and no more than 3 minutes.

Week of September 13: Speech presentations continue. Students will continue researching more deeply their Bills for presentation to the class.  Students are learning to recognize experts in a field as well as useful search jump off points.

Week of September 20: Students will continue mock debates, parliamentary procedure, Congressional presentations this week.

FIRST Afternoon Tournament (AST#1):

Class will complete researching the public forum debate topic for our classmates competing on the 25th:

Public Forum Teams Saley & Macglaqui, Lauer & Griddi, Macias & Cardenas.

Class will complete researching the Bills for our Congressional classmates attending AST#1:

Congressmen Rivas, Boothe, McGlynn, Morales, Nixon, Vistocco and Congresswoman Wyche. 

The following are the Monarch Bills submitted to the running Congress on Sat, September 25:

Resolved, that the hunting of animals will not be permitted on any Federal properties.

Resolved, that all federal government entities will work a four day work week.

Resolved, that all federal government and schools receiving federal aide will recycle, for environmental purposes.

Resolved, that the federal mint will cease producing the penny.

INTERIMS

Public Forum Topic for October: Resolved, that NATO's presence improves the lives of Afghan citizens.

Week of September 27: Students will begin Lincoln Douglas debates in addition to team debate, will continue use of parliamentary procedure, will engage in more Congressional bill arguments this week, and will begin presentations of speech events in preparation for tournament use; therefore,

Students will research the new October public forum in debate; students will research the new Bills for the

Flying L Tournament Sat., October 2.  Students will begin research for speech event presentations, including

dramatic interpretation, humorous interpretation, duo interpretation, oral interpretation (poetry & prose) and original oratory. Students will select for class a ten (10) minute presentation, beginning with those students attending any of

October's tournaments: Flying L at Fort Lauderdale High on October 2, and/or Nova High on October 15 & 16, and/or Coral Springs High on October 23.

**GARAGE SALE DATE: APRIL ? !

PRACTICES MONDAYS-FRIDAYS IN ROOM 206

ANNOUNCING: GREAT NEW INFO! HONORS CREDIT FOR PARTICIPANTS IN TOURNAMENTS

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This icalendar link takes you to the Debate Club Calendar, listing Afterschool Tournaments and Invitationals.

Note: **asterisks denote upcoming tourneys

*TOURNAMENTS:

** CATHOLIC FORENSICS LEAGUE REGIONALS, FEBRUARY 20 (SATURDAY) $12 (includes lunch) + PAPERWORK (2 PERMISSIONS) DUE FRI. FEB 12.: NO MONEY, NO REGISTER!!!
***TOURNAMENT: AFTER SCHOOL, FEBRUARY 25 (THURSDAY) $6 + PAPERWORK (2 PERMISSIONS) DUE WED. FEB 17.

Congratulations to our new Co-Captains: Anthony Navarra (Speech) and Joseph (Joey) Pasint (Debate.)

MARCH RESOLUTION: Resolved: Affirmative Action to promote equal opportunity in the United States is justified.

WEEK OF February 16: Begin research on the new March public forum debate topic (see above.) Avoid blogs.  Also, do not fail to earn research credit for one of the Bills on the Agenda for any tournament; both sides (pro and con) are required to earn full 100 points, in addition to highlighting same.

NEW GOAL: to present researched info with an example demonstrating the research in an imaginative way!

WEEKS OF FEBRUARY 1 and 8: Download the Bill template from the www.nflonline.org site (go to Resources, go to Forms, go to Bill template) and CREATE your own Bill! Research both sides of your Bill. Avoid blogs.

WEEK OF JANUARY 24: Begin research on the new February public forum debate topic (see below.) Avoid blogs.

FEBRUARY RESOLUTION: In the United States, organized political lobbying does more harm than good.

NEW TERM, JANUARY 20, WEDNESDAY: book distribution

*CORAL SPRINGS @ December 12: Vizzi won 2nd in Humorous Interp and Sheppard and Coutley won 5th place in Duo Interp! Maria Rivera ranked 7th overall in Original Oratory! You guys are awesome :) Note* Stephanie Alvarado ranked 2nd in her room, for the first time ever presenting!

WEEK OF DECEMBER 14: Begin research on the 3 Monarch submitted Congressional Bills for Jan 8 tourney.

Also, prepare to present researched info with an example demonstrating the research in an imaginative way!

WEEK OF DECEMBER 07: Research on Congressional Bill assigned to each student; Pro or Con speech/research presentation.

Remember you receive up to 100 coaching points for helping a classmate/teammate with their presentation.

WEEK OF NOVEMBER 23: prepare 3 minute pro and con speechs for the Congressional Bills you each wrote; 2 TEST GRADES, 100 POINTS EACH in addition to the BILL: 100 POINT TEST GRADE.

Vocab: Debate I and Speech I: marauder, obesity, pauper, pilfer, rift, semblance
Vocab: Debate II: sardonic, supercilious, nemesis, procrastinate, surmise
Vocab: Debate III: stentorian, pecuniary, fathom, tawdry, abominate
Vocab: Debate IV: undermine, alleviate, bacchanal, hedonist, acculteration
Vocab: Debate V: plethora, pragmatic, quizzical, rapacity, schism, therapeutic, adventitious
1) Students are to learn the part of speech of each word, as well as all definitions, in addition to creating a
CONTEXTUALLY CORRECT SENTENCE with each word. 

*New! Students will insert new words in presentations for EXTRA credit!

2) Students are to earn grades with CONTINUing RESEARCH on the current (December) Resolution*: That merit pay based on student achievement should be a significant component of K-12 teacher compensation in United States public schools...research on all three League websites: NFL, FFL, and NCFL (this week, with laptops in classroom) with a printed result that is not a duplication of anyone else's. Original research shall be appled to the board under the Affirmative or the Negative label. Speech students are to research the same; however, speech students will research actual affirmative and negative speeches.

* Mid term exam consists of a presentation using League rules; STRINGENT timing!

WEEK OF NOVEMBER 9: * Mid term exam (pre Interims) consists of a presentation using League rules; STRINGENT timing!

Vocab: Debate I and Speech I: dissent, eminent, irate, exorcise, fabricate

Vocab: Debate II: incumbent, succumb, amazon, iconoclast, permeate

Vocab: Debate III: boycott, impecunious, desultery, docile, precipitate

Vocab: Debate IV: phlegmatic, sanquine, maverick, esoteric, stringent

Vocab: Debate V: interstice, macrocosm, mountebank, paean, persiflage

1) Students are to learn the part of speech of each word, as well as all definitions, in addition to creating a

CONTEXTUALLY CORRECT SENTENCE with each definition.

2) Students are to earn grades with CONTINUing RESEARCH on the current Resolution: that failed nations are a greater threat to the United States than stable nations are; research on all three League websites: NFL, FFL, and NCFL (this week, with laptops in classroom) with a printed result that is not a duplication of anyone else's. Original research shall be appled to the board under the Affirmative or the Negative label.  Speech students are to research the same; however, speech students will research actual affirmative and negative speeches.

WEEK OF NOVEMBER 2:

Vocab: Debate I and Speech I: abridge, adherent, altercation, cherubic, condone

Vocab: Debate II: quintessence, rankle, decimate, narcissism, occult

Vocab: Debate III:  nebulous, procrustean, denigrate, prosaic, millenia(ium)

Vocab: Debate IV: cliche', trite, melancholy, choleric, lassitude

Vocab: Debate V: cozen,enclave, forte', gratis, icon

1) Students are to learn the part of speech of each word, as well as all definitions, in addition to creating a

CONTEXTUALLY CORRECT SENTENCE with each definition.

2) Students are to earn grades with CONTINUing RESEARCH on the current Resolution: that failed nations are a greater threat to the United States than stable nations are; research on all three League websites: NFL, FFL, and NCFL (this week, with laptops in classroom) with a printed result that is not a duplication of anyone else's. Original research shall be appled to the board under the Affirmative or the Negative label.  Speech students are to research the same; however, speech students will research actual affirmative and negative speeches.

WEEK OF OCTOBER 26: research due at week's end on the following NEW RESOLUTION: Resolved: Failed nations are a greater threat to the United States than are stable nations.

Vocab: Debate I and Speech I: subjugate, sully, tantalize, terse, unflinching

Vocab: Debate II:   odyssey, protean, fiasco, idiosyncrasy, ex officio, infringe

Vocab: Debate III:  agnostic, nepotism, enigmatic, blatant, ingratiate, interloper

Vocab: Debate IV:  despotic, gullible, guile, exonerate, intrinsic, inveigh

Vocab: Debate V: solecism, vassal, verisimilitude, ancillary, condescend

1) Students are to learn the part of speech of each word, as well as all definitions, in addition to creating a

CONTEXTUALLY CORRECT SENTENCE with each definition.

2) Students are to CONTINUE RESEARCH on the current Resolution: that failed nations are a greater threat to the United States than stable nations are; research on all three League websites: NFL, FFL, and NCFL (this week, with laptops in classroom) with a printed result that is not a duplication of anyone else's. Original research shall be taped to the board under the Affirmative or the Negative label.  Speech students are to research the same; however, speech students will research actual affirmative and negative speeches.

WEEK OF OCTOBER 19: REVIEW and FINAL EXAMS.

WEEK OF OCTOBER 12: research due at week's end on the following NEW RESOLUTION: Resolved: Failed nations are a greater

threat to the United States than are stable nations.

***PLEASE NOTE: ON Friday, OCT. 16, TEACHER ABSENCE: DEBATE I-V, and SPEECH I are to complete sentences that are

PERFECTLY CONTEXTUALLY AND GRAMATICALLY CORRECT with each of the vocabulary words to date: this is a TURN-IN TEST,

which will be graded on an 'all or nothing' basis: either each sentence is correct, or incorrect. Worth 200 points.  40 sentences.

Vocab: Debate I and Speech I: illegible, jeer, lucrative, mediocre, proliferate

Vocab: Debate II: jeopardize, precarious, foible, forte, aplomb, bombastic

Vocab: Debate III: meander, precocious, scapegoat, shibboleth, callow, drivel

Vocab: Debate IV: adamant, conjugal, abominable, ominous, epitome, exhort

Vocab: Debate V: obfuscate, paternalism, polarize, purview, sanguine

1) Students are to learn the part of speech of each word, as well as all definitions, in addition to creating a

CONTEXTUALLY CORRECT SENTENCE with each definition.

2) Students are to CONTINUE RESEARCH (this week, with laptops in classroom.)

WEEK OF OCTOBER 5: research due at week's end on the following NEW RESOLUTION: Resolved: Failed nations are a greater

threat to the United States than are stable nations.

Vocab: Debate I and Speech I: erratic, expulsion, feint, fodder, fortify

Vocab: Debate II: cupidity, philistine, catholic, provincial, simulate

Vocab: Debate III: bedlam, martinet, indolent, transcend, umbrage

Vocab: Debate IV: pragmatic, disparage, vegetate, unctuous, ameliorate

Vocab: Debate V: lachrymose, lexicon, melee, microcosm, minuscule

1) Students are to learn the part of speech of each word, as well as all definitions, in addition to creating a

CONTEXTUALLY CORRECT SENTENCE with each definition.

2) Students are to CONTINUE RESEARCH (this week, with laptops in classroom.)

WEEK OF SEPT. 29: research due at week's end on the following Congressional Bills:

1) Increasing ties with Russia (2) Increase aid to Africa (3) Mandate Helmets (4) Grant Amnesty to Illegals (5) Increase $

to NASA (6) Abolish Capitol Punishment (7) Mandate Steroid Testing in Athletes  (8) Institute Universal Healthcare (9) Urge

Ties with N. Korea (10) Increase Afghanistani aid.

Vocab: Debate I and Speech I: adjourn, alien, comely,compensate, disslute

Vocab: Debate II: lethargic, ostracize, gregarious egregious, meritorious

Vocab: Debate III: cant, ephemeral, dexterous, sinister, petulant

Vocab: Debate IV: fatal, nefarious, vindicate, vindictive, prerogative

Vocab: Debate V: bibulous, claque, deracinate, eleemosynary, indigenous

1) Students are to learn the part of speech of each word, as well as all definitions, in addition to creating a

CONTEXTUALLY CORRECT SENTENCE with each definition.

2) Students are to CONTINUE RESEARCH (this week, with laptops in classroom) the following category of debate:

STUDENT CONGRESS BILL WRITING : Write a Bill or a Resolution; Present the Bill/Resolution; Debate the Bill/Resolution; Vote on the Bill/Resolution.

WEEK OF SEPT. 21: TURN-IN TEST DUE, Tuesday, Sept 22.

Vocab: Debate I and Speech I:relinquish, salvage, spasmodic, spurious, unbridled

Vocab: Debate II: Machiavellian, laconic, maudlin, galvanize, intercede

Vocab: Debate III: posthumous, enthrall, parasite, chagrin, jaded

Vocab: Debate IV:sycophant, anachronism, draconian, plummet, lurid

Vocab: Debate V: ribald, supine, vignette, aegis, apprise

1) Students are to learn the part of speech of each word, as well as all definitions, in addition to creating a

CONTEXTUALLY CORRECT SENTENCE with each definition.

2) Students are to CONTINUE RESEARCH (this week, with laptops in classroom) the following category of debate:

STUDENT CONGRESS BILL WRITING : Write a Bill or a Resolution; Present the Bill/Resolution; Debate the Bill/Resolution; Vote on the Bill/Resolution.

3) Students are to RESEARCH (this week) the following Individual Event Category, for presentation: HUMOROUS INTERP.

***8 minute presentations (not 1 minute) + a minute introduction to author (and scene) Please note that the length

of piece is longer, and an introduction is required.

***PLEASE NOTE: ON Tuesday, SEPT. 22, TEACHER ABSENCE: DEBATE I-V is to READ, OUTLINE and ANSWER

QUESTIONS on CHAPTER 8 in "Strategic Debate," called "Negative Argumentation" as well as in CHAPTER 9, "The

Negative Counterplan"; create a NEGATIVE CONSTRUCTIVE SPEECH, and a mock (pretend) NEGATIVE COUNTERPLAN. 

SPEECH I: OUTLINE and answer questions on CHAPTER  17: THE SPEECH TO PERSUADE, in "PUBLIC SPEAKING TODAY."

Choose one critical thinking activity to do with a classmate/s.

ALL WORK IS TO BE TURNED IN AS A TURN-IN TEST.

MIKE WEBB: NEW DEBATE CLUB PRESIDENT

TROY GRAS: NEW DEBATE CLUB VICE-PRESIDENT

LIZ ANDERSON: NEW DEBATE CLUB TREASURER

ERIKA MARTINEZ: NEW DEBATE CLUB SECRETARY

GO DEBATE TEAM, GO!!!!!

WEEK OF SEPT. 14: VOCAB TEST THURSDAY, CUMULATIVE

Vocab: Debate I and Speech I: efface, muddle, opinionated, perennial, predispose

Vocab: Debate II: impede, expedite, tantalize, labyrinth, hackneyed

Vocab: Debate III: diffident, hypocrisy, zealous, candid, hiatus

Vocab: Debate IV: hyperbole, diabolic, dunce, charlatan, innuendo

Vocab: Debate V: oblivious, poltroon, proselyte, quasi, raillery

1) Students are to learn the part of speech of each word, as well as all definitions, in addition to creating a

CONTEXTUALLY CORRECT SENTENCE with each definition.

2) Students are to RESEARCH (this week) the following category of debate:

STUDENT CONGRESS BILL WRITING : Write a Bill or a Resolution; Present the Bill/Resolution; Debate the Bill/Resolution; Vote on the Bill/Resolution.

3) Students are to RESEARCH (this week) the following Individual Event Category, for presentation: HUMOROUS INTERP.

***next week: 8 minute presentations (not 1 minute) + a minute introduction to author (and scene)

WEEK OF SEPT. 08: LABOR DAY HOLIDAY ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 07

BENCHMARK TESTS ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 08 AND 09

Vocab: Debate I and Speech I: cumbersome, deadlock, debris, diffuse, dilemma

Vocab: Debate II: quixotic, cynical, stoical, stigma, decadence

Vocab: Debate III: mentor, haggard, utopian, mercurial, elicit

Vocab: Debate IV: plagiarize, titanic, irony, effete, expostulate

Vocab: Debate V: hierarchy, liturgy, mirage, morass, noisome

1) Students are to learn the part of speech of each word, as well as all definitions, in addition to creating a

CONTEXTUALLY CORRECT SENTENCE with each definition.

2) Students are to RESEARCH (this week) the following category of debate:

Public Forum topic: Resolved: When in confilit, the United Nations should prioritize global poverty reduction

over environmental protection.

3) Students are to RESEARCH (this week) the following Individual Event Category, for presentation: DRAMATIC INTERP.

Week of Aug. 31:
Vocab: Debate I and Speech I: cumbersome, deadlock, debris, diffuse, dilemma
Vocab: Debate II: quixotic, cynical, stoical, stigma, decadence
Vocab: Debate III: mentor, haggard, utopian, mercurial, elicit
Vocab: Debate IV: plagiarize, titanic, irony, effete, expostulate
Vocab: Debate V: hierarchy, liturgy, mirage, morass, noisome

Vocab homework due Thursday; cumulative vocab quiz to be announced.

Students are to learn the part of speech of each word, as well as all definitions, in addition to creating a
CONTEXTUALLY CORRECT SENTENCE with each definition.

Students are to complete Internet and Database search for both affirmative and negative sides to the resolution:

Resolved: Public high school students ought not be required to pass standardized exit examinations to graduate.

Students are to be prepared to present to one another (and possibly to the class) his or her 'side.'

Students will earn extra credit points (up to 20) for 'dressing the part' of the polished speaker (prepping for TOURNAMENTS.)

Week of Aug. 24:
Vocab: Debate I and Speech I: admonish, breach, brigand, circumspect, commandeer
Vocab: Debate II: Herculean, bowdlerize, pandemonium, pander, coalition
Vocab: Debate III: curtail, travesty, scruple, havoc, assuage
Vocab: Debate IV: chimerical, asinine, bellwether, limbo, approbation
Vocab: Debate V: fait accompli, effete, caterwaul, adjunct, hidebound

VOCAB QUIZ ON WEDNESDAY.

Students are to learn the part of speech of each word, as well as all definitions, in addition to creating a
CONTEXTUALLY CORRECT SENTENCE with each definition.

Students are to view on the Internet at least one example of each of the following 4 categories of debate:
Lincoln-Douglas, Public Forum, Policy, and Student Congress.

Students are to be prepared to properly present and introduce themselves to the class, for a grade (10 points.)

Students will practice Parliamentary Procedure throughout the course, beginning with week #1!

SYLLABUS   Speech Rehearsals on Mondays & Tuesdays after school w/Ms. Bernstein in Room 206

                     Debate Practice on Wednesdays & Thursdays after school w/Ms. Bernstein inRoom 206                                                                                                               SEPTEMBER

Debate Class: 5/31: creating entertaining presentations, single or duo presentations, due Thursday of this week.

5/23: creating duo presentations, 10 minutes, from a published script.

5/16: creating informational speeches, 10 minutes, from current articles read from current magazine issues in classroom; documentation needed.

5/09: creating environmental protection speech, 4-6 minutes, for submission to Broward County Environmental Contest.

Broward Champs Tournament April 16: Let's Go Monarch...registration due by April 8...$15.

GO Public Forum Competitors:

Teams...A. Macias/D. Gridi...A. Maglaqui/M. Jafeer...W. Boikus/M. Price...C. McGlynn/B. Weintraub...C. Martin/J. Figueiredo

Yayyyy: For NFL members only: $15 dues, due ASAP: Daniel Grunberg, Troy Gras, Kendrick Hernandez, Kyle Brennan, James Pillitteri, Andew Lauer, David Cardenas, Cody McGlynn, Adrian Macias, Daniel Gridi, Andre Booth, Anthony Maglaqui, Kaelen Saley, Blake Vistocco, Meesum Jaffer.

Afterschool Tourney #7: March 29 (Tuesday.)$5 cost.

      NFL Congress: March 9, $10-Casey Martin, Charlie Stewart, Matt Rubenstein, Andre Boothe...Go Knights!

      NFL Public Forum: March 25/26, $20

CFL (Catholic Forensic League)Finals: March 11-12, $24-Troy Gras/Adrian Macias, Anthony Maglaqui/Daniel Gridi

March Resolution: Resolved: North Korea is a greater threat to United States' national security than Iran.

Honors Credit: for each quarter, earned with attendance and participation at 8 tournament rounds anytime throughout the year.

Service points: earned with speeches given that are greater than 4 minutes in length and before at least 25 adults.

Afterschool Tourney#6: February 10 (Thursday.) Earn those Honors credits by earning 2 rounds :)

FEBRUARY Resolution: Resolved: Wikileaks is a threat to United States national security.

Public Forum Jan. Resolution: In the United States, plea bargaining undermines the criminal justice system.

SUNVITATION ATTENDEES: Troy Gras, Matt Rubenstein, Daniel Grunberg, Daniel Gridi, Anthony Maglaqui, Kyle Brennan in Public Forum and Andre Boothe, Juan Morales in Student Congress.

Crestian Tournament: January 12-16.

Afterschool Tournament #5: Tuesday, January 18.

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SHARED FIRST PLACE IN COUNTY!!!! NOVICE MONARCH KNIGHTS DEBATE TEAMERS:
DANIEL GRUNBERG and partner DANIEL GRIDI !!!

AND

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR BEST AT TOURNAMENT PERFORMERS (we didn't place :( )

our Novices: ADRIAN MACIAS and MEESUM JAFFEER! Won 3 of 4 rounds :)

Weeks of Dec 06 and 13: Public Forum, Congress, and performing Duos are preparing for Catholic League Tournament at Coral Springs on the 11th and the AST #4 on Tuesday, the 14th; original playwriting performances complete the week's effort.

Weeks of Nov 22, and 29 Duos: class practice of all Duos, specially those for Tournament.  December begins Public Forum practice on December resolution: cyberbullying should be a criminal offense.

Week of Nov 15: Congress practice in class on Bills, for Tournament.

Next tournament is After School on Wednesday, November 17; $5 registration due Wednesday, Nov. 10 (bring $10 if you pay on Friday :(

Weeks of Nov 01 and 08, Skits: in class skit grades are being produced; first grades are for first efforts and can be CONSIDERABLY RAISED with student improvement and in following teacher recommendations for improvement (eye contact, memorization, blocking, enunciation, drama.)

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SECOND PLACE IN COUNTY!!!! NOVICE MONARCH KNIGHTS DEBATE TEAMERS:

Anthony Navarra and partner Emne Santos !!!

CALENDAR: Broward County Debate Calendar
2010-2011- Tri-County
September                                                                       January
11 Coral Glades- Congressional Debate Only               7-9 University School of NSU- All events
25 Coral Gables- Congressional Debate Only               14-16 Pine Crest- All events
October                                                                            February
2 Ft. Lauderdale- All Events                                           5 Douglas- FFL (State League) Regionals
9 Everglades- Congressional Debate Only              State Qualifiers:
15-16 Nova- All events                                                   12 Coral Glades -All Events
23 Coral Springs- All Events                                           March
November                                                                         Wellington
6 North Miami- CFL                                                          4-5 FFL States- Varsity State Tournament                          Douglas – All Events                                                        9 NSU, NFL National Qualifier Congress                      
December                                                                         11-12 Braddock- CFL Grand Finals
4 Curley- All events                                                         25-26 Ft. Lauderdale, NFL National Qualifier
11 Braddock-CFL                                                              April
                                                                                          16 Douglas- Broward Champs
                                                                                          29-30 FFL Novice States

Broward County Novice Debate Calendar:   Parent Permission Required*
All Meets at University School of NSU: depart MHS at 1:30 p.m. and return to MHS by 9 p.m.
September 21, October 20, November 17, December 14, January 19, February 10, March 29

Weekly Debate & Speech Vocabulary Assignments: weekly 100 point quiz on any terms assigned first quarter

Debate I         = all Chapter terms

Debates II-V = all Chapter terms

Speech            = all Chapter terms

Students are strongly encouraged to make this test work up if any of it is incomplete; this makes up 25% of your overall grade, in

conjunction with the midterm and final examinations, which questions come from this bookwork, in addition to classwork.

November and December: work begins on Speech events assignments (for class presentation grades,) and continues on Congressional and Debate new resolutions :) Grading dates to be announced when groups /teams/duos/monos are most ready.

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEWEST NOVICE MONARCH KNIGHTS DEBATE TEAMERS: On their way to Honors

Credit, and National Forensic League Membership, with participation in our first 2010-2011 Congress!   

        SENIORS :)

KENDRICK HERNANDEZ, JAMES PILLITTERI, HOLLY BOUTIN, RACHEL LANDGRAF

         JUNIORS:

ANTHONY NAVARRA, DANIEL RIVAS, MELANIE RENKO

     SOPHOMORES:

JUAN MORALES, NATHALIE GALVAN

       FRESHMEN:

KAELAN SALEY, ANTHONY MAGLAQUI

DEBATE & SPEECH ***CLUB CAN MEET MOST EV'RY WEDNESDAY, AND THE AFTERNOON BEFORE EACH TOURNEY :)

Students will begin mock debates, parliamentary procedure, Congressional presentations this week.

Congratulations to our Captains: Anthony Navarra (Debate) and Stephanie Coutley (Speech.)

Public Forum Topic for September: Resolved, that deep water offshore drilling is in the best interests of the U.S.

Week of September 7: Students will complete assigned chapters for outlining, and for listing and summarizing terms of speech and debate.

Students will each tender an original Bill, in proper Bill form, with a start date, a funding entity, and a justification. Three of these

Bills will be submitted to the first Congress, September 11.

Students will research their Bill and prepare 2 to 3 reasons that justify the Bill they propose.  These will be presented to the

class in a speech of no less than 1 and no more than 3 minutes.

Week of September 13: Speech presentations continue. Students will continue researching more deeply their Bills for presentation to the class.  Students are learning to recognize experts in a field as well as useful search jump off points.

Week of September 20: Students will continue mock debates, parliamentary procedure, Congressional presentations this week.

FIRST Afternoon Tournament (AST#1):

Class will complete researching the public forum debate topic for our classmates competing on the 25th:

Public Forum Teams Saley & Macglaqui, Lauer & Griddi, Macias & Cardenas.

Class will complete researching the Bills for our Congressional classmates attending AST#1:

Congressmen Rivas, Boothe, McGlynn, Morales, Nixon, Vistocco and Congresswoman Wyche. 

The following are the Monarch Bills submitted to the running Congress on Sat, September 25:

Resolved, that the hunting of animals will not be permitted on any Federal properties.

Resolved, that all federal government entities will work a four day work week.

Resolved, that all federal government and schools receiving federal aide will recycle, for environmental purposes.

Resolved, that the federal mint will cease producing the penny.

INTERIMS

Public Forum Topic for October: Resolved, that NATO's presence improves the lives of Afghan citizens.

Week of September 27: Students will begin Lincoln Douglas debates in addition to team debate, will continue use of parliamentary procedure, will engage in more Congressional bill arguments this week, and will begin presentations of speech events in preparation for tournament use; therefore,

Students will research the new October public forum in debate; students will research the new Bills for the

Flying L Tournament Sat., October 2.  Students will begin research for speech event presentations, including

dramatic interpretation, humorous interpretation, duo interpretation, oral interpretation (poetry & prose) and original oratory. Students will select for class a ten (10) minute presentation, beginning with those students attending any of

October's tournaments: Flying L at Fort Lauderdale High on October 2, and/or Nova High on October 15 & 16, and/or Coral Springs High on October 23.

**GARAGE SALE DATE: APRIL ? !

PRACTICES MONDAYS-FRIDAYS IN ROOM 206

ANNOUNCING: GREAT NEW INFO! HONORS CREDIT FOR PARTICIPANTS IN TOURNAMENTS

icalendar

This icalendar link takes you to the Debate Club Calendar, listing Afterschool Tournaments and Invitationals.

Note: **asterisks denote upcoming tourneys

*TOURNAMENTS:

** CATHOLIC FORENSICS LEAGUE REGIONALS, FEBRUARY 20 (SATURDAY) $12 (includes lunch) + PAPERWORK (2 PERMISSIONS) DUE FRI. FEB 12.: NO MONEY, NO REGISTER!!!
***TOURNAMENT: AFTER SCHOOL, FEBRUARY 25 (THURSDAY) $6 + PAPERWORK (2 PERMISSIONS) DUE WED. FEB 17.

Congratulations to our new Co-Captains: Anthony Navarra (Speech) and Joseph (Joey) Pasint (Debate.)

MARCH RESOLUTION: Resolved: Affirmative Action to promote equal opportunity in the United States is justified.

WEEK OF February 16: Begin research on the new March public forum debate topic (see above.) Avoid blogs.  Also, do not fail to earn research credit for one of the Bills on the Agenda for any tournament; both sides (pro and con) are required to earn full 100 points, in addition to highlighting same.

NEW GOAL: to present researched info with an example demonstrating the research in an imaginative way!

WEEKS OF FEBRUARY 1 and 8: Download the Bill template from the www.nflonline.org site (go to Resources, go to Forms, go to Bill template) and CREATE your own Bill! Research both sides of your Bill. Avoid blogs.

WEEK OF JANUARY 24: Begin research on the new February public forum debate topic (see below.) Avoid blogs.

FEBRUARY RESOLUTION: In the United States, organized political lobbying does more harm than good.

NEW TERM, JANUARY 20, WEDNESDAY: book distribution

*CORAL SPRINGS @ December 12: Vizzi won 2nd in Humorous Interp and Sheppard and Coutley won 5th place in Duo Interp! Maria Rivera ranked 7th overall in Original Oratory! You guys are awesome :) Note* Stephanie Alvarado ranked 2nd in her room, for the first time ever presenting!

WEEK OF DECEMBER 14: Begin research on the 3 Monarch submitted Congressional Bills for Jan 8 tourney.

Also, prepare to present researched info with an example demonstrating the research in an imaginative way!

WEEK OF DECEMBER 07: Research on Congressional Bill assigned to each student; Pro or Con speech/research presentation.

Remember you receive up to 100 coaching points for helping a classmate/teammate with their presentation.

WEEK OF NOVEMBER 23: prepare 3 minute pro and con speechs for the Congressional Bills you each wrote; 2 TEST GRADES, 100 POINTS EACH in addition to the BILL: 100 POINT TEST GRADE.

Vocab: Debate I and Speech I: marauder, obesity, pauper, pilfer, rift, semblance
Vocab: Debate II: sardonic, supercilious, nemesis, procrastinate, surmise
Vocab: Debate III: stentorian, pecuniary, fathom, tawdry, abominate
Vocab: Debate IV: undermine, alleviate, bacchanal, hedonist, acculteration
Vocab: Debate V: plethora, pragmatic, quizzical, rapacity, schism, therapeutic, adventitious
1) Students are to learn the part of speech of each word, as well as all definitions, in addition to creating a
CONTEXTUALLY CORRECT SENTENCE with each word. 

*New! Students will insert new words in presentations for EXTRA credit!

2) Students are to earn grades with CONTINUing RESEARCH on the current (December) Resolution*: That merit pay based on student achievement should be a significant component of K-12 teacher compensation in United States public schools...research on all three League websites: NFL, FFL, and NCFL (this week, with laptops in classroom) with a printed result that is not a duplication of anyone else's. Original research shall be appled to the board under the Affirmative or the Negative label. Speech students are to research the same; however, speech students will research actual affirmative and negative speeches.

* Mid term exam consists of a presentation using League rules; STRINGENT timing!

WEEK OF NOVEMBER 9: * Mid term exam (pre Interims) consists of a presentation using League rules; STRINGENT timing!

Vocab: Debate I and Speech I: dissent, eminent, irate, exorcise, fabricate

Vocab: Debate II: incumbent, succumb, amazon, iconoclast, permeate

Vocab: Debate III: boycott, impecunious, desultery, docile, precipitate

Vocab: Debate IV: phlegmatic, sanquine, maverick, esoteric, stringent

Vocab: Debate V: interstice, macrocosm, mountebank, paean, persiflage

1) Students are to learn the part of speech of each word, as well as all definitions, in addition to creating a

CONTEXTUALLY CORRECT SENTENCE with each definition.

2) Students are to earn grades with CONTINUing RESEARCH on the current Resolution: that failed nations are a greater threat to the United States than stable nations are; research on all three League websites: NFL, FFL, and NCFL (this week, with laptops in classroom) with a printed result that is not a duplication of anyone else's. Original research shall be appled to the board under the Affirmative or the Negative label.  Speech students are to research the same; however, speech students will research actual affirmative and negative speeches.

WEEK OF NOVEMBER 2:

Vocab: Debate I and Speech I: abridge, adherent, altercation, cherubic, condone

Vocab: Debate II: quintessence, rankle, decimate, narcissism, occult

Vocab: Debate III:  nebulous, procrustean, denigrate, prosaic, millenia(ium)

Vocab: Debate IV: cliche', trite, melancholy, choleric, lassitude

Vocab: Debate V: cozen,enclave, forte', gratis, icon

1) Students are to learn the part of speech of each word, as well as all definitions, in addition to creating a

CONTEXTUALLY CORRECT SENTENCE with each definition.

2) Students are to earn grades with CONTINUing RESEARCH on the current Resolution: that failed nations are a greater threat to the United States than stable nations are; research on all three League websites: NFL, FFL, and NCFL (this week, with laptops in classroom) with a printed result that is not a duplication of anyone else's. Original research shall be appled to the board under the Affirmative or the Negative label.  Speech students are to research the same; however, speech students will research actual affirmative and negative speeches.

WEEK OF OCTOBER 26: research due at week's end on the following NEW RESOLUTION: Resolved: Failed nations are a greater threat to the United States than are stable nations.

Vocab: Debate I and Speech I: subjugate, sully, tantalize, terse, unflinching

Vocab: Debate II:   odyssey, protean, fiasco, idiosyncrasy, ex officio, infringe

Vocab: Debate III:  agnostic, nepotism, enigmatic, blatant, ingratiate, interloper

Vocab: Debate IV:  despotic, gullible, guile, exonerate, intrinsic, inveigh

Vocab: Debate V: solecism, vassal, verisimilitude, ancillary, condescend

1) Students are to learn the part of speech of each word, as well as all definitions, in addition to creating a

CONTEXTUALLY CORRECT SENTENCE with each definition.

2) Students are to CONTINUE RESEARCH on the current Resolution: that failed nations are a greater threat to the United States than stable nations are; research on all three League websites: NFL, FFL, and NCFL (this week, with laptops in classroom) with a printed result that is not a duplication of anyone else's. Original research shall be taped to the board under the Affirmative or the Negative label.  Speech students are to research the same; however, speech students will research actual affirmative and negative speeches.

WEEK OF OCTOBER 19: REVIEW and FINAL EXAMS.

WEEK OF OCTOBER 12: research due at week's end on the following NEW RESOLUTION: Resolved: Failed nations are a greater

threat to the United States than are stable nations.

***PLEASE NOTE: ON Friday, OCT. 16, TEACHER ABSENCE: DEBATE I-V, and SPEECH I are to complete sentences that are

PERFECTLY CONTEXTUALLY AND GRAMATICALLY CORRECT with each of the vocabulary words to date: this is a TURN-IN TEST,

which will be graded on an 'all or nothing' basis: either each sentence is correct, or incorrect. Worth 200 points.  40 sentences.

Vocab: Debate I and Speech I: illegible, jeer, lucrative, mediocre, proliferate

Vocab: Debate II: jeopardize, precarious, foible, forte, aplomb, bombastic

Vocab: Debate III: meander, precocious, scapegoat, shibboleth, callow, drivel

Vocab: Debate IV: adamant, conjugal, abominable, ominous, epitome, exhort

Vocab: Debate V: obfuscate, paternalism, polarize, purview, sanguine

1) Students are to learn the part of speech of each word, as well as all definitions, in addition to creating a

CONTEXTUALLY CORRECT SENTENCE with each definition.

2) Students are to CONTINUE RESEARCH (this week, with laptops in classroom.)

WEEK OF OCTOBER 5: research due at week's end on the following NEW RESOLUTION: Resolved: Failed nations are a greater

threat to the United States than are stable nations.

Vocab: Debate I and Speech I: erratic, expulsion, feint, fodder, fortify

Vocab: Debate II: cupidity, philistine, catholic, provincial, simulate

Vocab: Debate III: bedlam, martinet, indolent, transcend, umbrage

Vocab: Debate IV: pragmatic, disparage, vegetate, unctuous, ameliorate

Vocab: Debate V: lachrymose, lexicon, melee, microcosm, minuscule

1) Students are to learn the part of speech of each word, as well as all definitions, in addition to creating a

CONTEXTUALLY CORRECT SENTENCE with each definition.

2) Students are to CONTINUE RESEARCH (this week, with laptops in classroom.)

WEEK OF SEPT. 29: research due at week's end on the following Congressional Bills:

1) Increasing ties with Russia (2) Increase aid to Africa (3) Mandate Helmets (4) Grant Amnesty to Illegals (5) Increase $

to NASA (6) Abolish Capitol Punishment (7) Mandate Steroid Testing in Athletes  (8) Institute Universal Healthcare (9) Urge

Ties with N. Korea (10) Increase Afghanistani aid.

Vocab: Debate I and Speech I: adjourn, alien, comely,compensate, disslute

Vocab: Debate II: lethargic, ostracize, gregarious egregious, meritorious

Vocab: Debate III: cant, ephemeral, dexterous, sinister, petulant

Vocab: Debate IV: fatal, nefarious, vindicate, vindictive, prerogative

Vocab: Debate V: bibulous, claque, deracinate, eleemosynary, indigenous

1) Students are to learn the part of speech of each word, as well as all definitions, in addition to creating a

CONTEXTUALLY CORRECT SENTENCE with each definition.

2) Students are to CONTINUE RESEARCH (this week, with laptops in classroom) the following category of debate:

STUDENT CONGRESS BILL WRITING : Write a Bill or a Resolution; Present the Bill/Resolution; Debate the Bill/Resolution; Vote on the Bill/Resolution.

WEEK OF SEPT. 21: TURN-IN TEST DUE, Tuesday, Sept 22.

Vocab: Debate I and Speech I:relinquish, salvage, spasmodic, spurious, unbridled

Vocab: Debate II: Machiavellian, laconic, maudlin, galvanize, intercede

Vocab: Debate III: posthumous, enthrall, parasite, chagrin, jaded

Vocab: Debate IV:sycophant, anachronism, draconian, plummet, lurid

Vocab: Debate V: ribald, supine, vignette, aegis, apprise

1) Students are to learn the part of speech of each word, as well as all definitions, in addition to creating a

CONTEXTUALLY CORRECT SENTENCE with each definition.

2) Students are to CONTINUE RESEARCH (this week, with laptops in classroom) the following category of debate:

STUDENT CONGRESS BILL WRITING : Write a Bill or a Resolution; Present the Bill/Resolution; Debate the Bill/Resolution; Vote on the Bill/Resolution.

3) Students are to RESEARCH (this week) the following Individual Event Category, for presentation: HUMOROUS INTERP.

***8 minute presentations (not 1 minute) + a minute introduction to author (and scene) Please note that the length

of piece is longer, and an introduction is required.

***PLEASE NOTE: ON Tuesday, SEPT. 22, TEACHER ABSENCE: DEBATE I-V is to READ, OUTLINE and ANSWER

QUESTIONS on CHAPTER 8 in "Strategic Debate," called "Negative Argumentation" as well as in CHAPTER 9, "The

Negative Counterplan"; create a NEGATIVE CONSTRUCTIVE SPEECH, and a mock (pretend) NEGATIVE COUNTERPLAN. 

SPEECH I: OUTLINE and answer questions on CHAPTER  17: THE SPEECH TO PERSUADE, in "PUBLIC SPEAKING TODAY."

Choose one critical thinking activity to do with a classmate/s.

ALL WORK IS TO BE TURNED IN AS A TURN-IN TEST.

MIKE WEBB: NEW DEBATE CLUB PRESIDENT

TROY GRAS: NEW DEBATE CLUB VICE-PRESIDENT

LIZ ANDERSON: NEW DEBATE CLUB TREASURER

ERIKA MARTINEZ: NEW DEBATE CLUB SECRETARY

GO DEBATE TEAM, GO!!!!!

WEEK OF SEPT. 14: VOCAB TEST THURSDAY, CUMULATIVE

Vocab: Debate I and Speech I: efface, muddle, opinionated, perennial, predispose

Vocab: Debate II: impede, expedite, tantalize, labyrinth, hackneyed

Vocab: Debate III: diffident, hypocrisy, zealous, candid, hiatus

Vocab: Debate IV: hyperbole, diabolic, dunce, charlatan, innuendo

Vocab: Debate V: oblivious, poltroon, proselyte, quasi, raillery

1) Students are to learn the part of speech of each word, as well as all definitions, in addition to creating a

CONTEXTUALLY CORRECT SENTENCE with each definition.

2) Students are to RESEARCH (this week) the following category of debate:

STUDENT CONGRESS BILL WRITING : Write a Bill or a Resolution; Present the Bill/Resolution; Debate the Bill/Resolution; Vote on the Bill/Resolution.

3) Students are to RESEARCH (this week) the following Individual Event Category, for presentation: HUMOROUS INTERP.

***next week: 8 minute presentations (not 1 minute) + a minute introduction to author (and scene)

WEEK OF SEPT. 08: LABOR DAY HOLIDAY ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 07

BENCHMARK TESTS ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 08 AND 09

Vocab: Debate I and Speech I: cumbersome, deadlock, debris, diffuse, dilemma

Vocab: Debate II: quixotic, cynical, stoical, stigma, decadence

Vocab: Debate III: mentor, haggard, utopian, mercurial, elicit

Vocab: Debate IV: plagiarize, titanic, irony, effete, expostulate

Vocab: Debate V: hierarchy, liturgy, mirage, morass, noisome

1) Students are to learn the part of speech of each word, as well as all definitions, in addition to creating a

CONTEXTUALLY CORRECT SENTENCE with each definition.

2) Students are to RESEARCH (this week) the following category of debate:

Public Forum topic: Resolved: When in confilit, the United Nations should prioritize global poverty reduction

over environmental protection.

3) Students are to RESEARCH (this week) the following Individual Event Category, for presentation: DRAMATIC INTERP.

Week of Aug. 31:
Vocab: Debate I and Speech I: cumbersome, deadlock, debris, diffuse, dilemma
Vocab: Debate II: quixotic, cynical, stoical, stigma, decadence
Vocab: Debate III: mentor, haggard, utopian, mercurial, elicit
Vocab: Debate IV: plagiarize, titanic, irony, effete, expostulate
Vocab: Debate V: hierarchy, liturgy, mirage, morass, noisome

Vocab homework due Thursday; cumulative vocab quiz to be announced.

Students are to learn the part of speech of each word, as well as all definitions, in addition to creating a
CONTEXTUALLY CORRECT SENTENCE with each definition.

Students are to complete Internet and Database search for both affirmative and negative sides to the resolution:

Resolved: Public high school students ought not be required to pass standardized exit examinations to graduate.

Students are to be prepared to present to one another (and possibly to the class) his or her 'side.'

Students will earn extra credit points (up to 20) for 'dressing the part' of the polished speaker (prepping for TOURNAMENTS.)

Week of Aug. 24:
Vocab: Debate I and Speech I: admonish, breach, brigand, circumspect, commandeer
Vocab: Debate II: Herculean, bowdlerize, pandemonium, pander, coalition
Vocab: Debate III: curtail, travesty, scruple, havoc, assuage
Vocab: Debate IV: chimerical, asinine, bellwether, limbo, approbation
Vocab: Debate V: fait accompli, effete, caterwaul, adjunct, hidebound

VOCAB QUIZ ON WEDNESDAY.

Students are to learn the part of speech of each word, as well as all definitions, in addition to creating a
CONTEXTUALLY CORRECT SENTENCE with each definition.

Students are to view on the Internet at least one example of each of the following 4 categories of debate:
Lincoln-Douglas, Public Forum, Policy, and Student Congress.

Students are to be prepared to properly present and introduce themselves to the class, for a grade (10 points.)

Students will practice Parliamentary Procedure throughout the course, beginning with week #1!