Month: November 2007

Cores 1-4: Take the spelling bee written exam. Cores 1+4: Discuss your second multi-cultural novel using the handout as a guide. Extensions: Write out a few thesis statements that you think will work for your second essay, so that we can check them on Monday. Core 2: Watch Save Darfur …

Core 4: Solved: Online schools provide a more authentic learning environment than traditional ones. Your 30-Minute-Expert Resources link is here. You can also take a look at my blog post about the issue. My Sub Plans are Here.

Core 1: Write-on: What is the benefit of defending a position you do not personally believe in within a formal debate? Choose-on: On a notecard, please write your top 3 choices of the following debate topics (and proposition or opposition) you would be most interested in being a part of. …

Core 1: Vote-on: Which of the following debate topics will be the student selected debate? Solved: New Orleans should be relocated. Solved: The internet is a bad influence on children. Solved: Video games should be considered a sport. Solved: Everyone should know how to swim. Solved: The government should aggressively …

Core 1: Write-on: If I told you that there were three elements of any good argument, what would they be called? Create a workable acronym for them as well. Use the resources at MiddleSchoolDebate.com to practice making Arguments. Are the opinions you have been voicing in your 30-minute-expert sessions arguments? …