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Debate Reflection

After hearing opening statements today what fallacies did you hear, and do you think it is difficult to  support your side without using a fallacy as evidence?

Evidence to Support Our View: The Debate Over School Year Round By: Owen, William, & Tony

After finishing our projects on the three branches of government we have found a few issues that we feel strongly about in 5th grade.  the first subject was the idea that school should be held year round.  Another topic that was discussed was the idea that states should purchase iPads for students in schools, and how this might help students scores and abilities.

In class we are learning the how a debate is run officially.  There is an opportunity for each side to express their point, and time for opposing sides to express counterpoints.  In class we organized sides to debate the idea that school should remain August to June, or run school year round.

Each side was given information to support their cause, and information that would help the other group.  An important part of debating is being prepared for what the challenging group will bring up.  If you are ready for your debate you should have a very clear idea of what the challenging group will use to support their argument.

Next week we will hold our first debate in class.

 

Our debates will follow this format:

Opening Arguments

First Argument + (5 min.)

First Cross-examination - (2 min.)

First Argument - (5 min.)

First Cross-examination + (2 min.)

Second Argument + (5 min.)

Second Cross-examination - (2 min.)

Second Argument - (5 min.)

Second Cross-examination + (2 min.)

Closing Arguments

Rebuttal + (3 min.)

Rebuttal - (3 min.)

Rebuttal + (3 min.)

Rebuttal - (3 min.)

Rummage Sale By: Kate & Anitra

Every year the school has a Rummage Sale, put on by the Parents Association. This year was no different.  The gymnasium turned into our very own shopping plaza.  There were all sorts of things to buy at this years Rummage Sale.  There was costume jewelry and sporting goods to puzzles and a hamburger phone.  The Rummage Sale has it all.  If you are looking for something it would be there.  The Rummage Sale took place over the weekend here at Friends.  Friday was a special day for students at Friends to visit the Rummage, and buy some items before the doors officially opened.

Some of the things our classmates bought were: stuffed animals, a brief case, a laser game, books, and toys.  We want to say a big "THANK YOU" to all the hard working volunteers from the PA for putting this together.

A Grain of Rice

If you find time to ask your parents a question start out with this one.  In class you may recall we used Demi's book A Grain of Rice to illustrate our proposal.

I will offer you $1,000,000.00 right now. No questions to do what you want with.

OR

I will give you one penny today and each day for the next thirty days I will double the total you had the day before.

A tough question I know, but talk about it before you jump right into the calculations.  What did Rani do?  What did the Raja think about her offer on day one?  What influenced your decision?

3 Branches Reflections

1.  What did you learn about our three branches of government, that you did not know before we started this unit?(And after completing this project)

2. If you could rate yourself on how your finished product looked what would you give yourself as a score?

Creativity
Neatness/Effort
Accuracy
Remember to score yourself 3 -1 (3 home-run/2 single/1 strikeout)

3. If I could do something more to my finished product I would have done...

4. The best part of this project was that...

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