Modern+US+History+Debates

toc For this project, you will be required to participate in a current events debate in front of the class in which you will attempt to persuade the audience of the validity of your stance on a current issue. The issues that you may choose from include, but are not limited to:


 * Immigration Policies - **US-D**
 * Affirmative Action, now and then
 * US response to N. Korea - **US-D**
 * US response to nuclear proliferation
 * US response to China
 * US role in preventing genocides
 * US role in a changing world
 * Balancing US interests in the Middle East
 * Dilemmas of foreign aid - **US-D**
 * Responding to terrorism: challenges for democracy
 * Other choices: **US-E did for all 3 of thers**

Note: There may be another issue that you might be interested in. If that is the case, please come talk to me and we can make some arrangements for you to work on that particular issue instead.

Listed below are the due dates for assignments related to each block's debates:


 * ==US-D DEBATES/ETC. SCHEDULE==
 * Thu 5/19: Go over tests, wrap up Reagan, time to work on debates and/or 2 Americas survey
 * Background readings due (emailed to each group)
 * Tue 5/24: Republican v. Democrat videoconference today!!!
 * The 2 Americas Survey due before class starts
 * ***NOTE: The survey above is based on the answers to the questions located right above where the link takes you.**
 * *NOTE: This will take about 1.5 hours to complete--plan ahead!
 * Thu 5/26: Debate 1 - Dilemmas of Foreign Aid
 * Debate preparation document (5 article summaries) due for ALL students @ start of class
 * Fri 5/27: Debate 2 - US Role in North Korea
 * Tue 5/31: Debate 3 - US Immigration Policies
 * Thu 6/2: In class: Demographic Changes in the US lesson; plan for US debate podcasts; get exam study guide
 * Debate analysis and summary due
 * 2nd semester journals due
 * Tue 6/7: In class: "War on Terror" music, record debate podcasts
 * 'Words of Wisdom' reflection activity due
 * Wed 6/8: In class: Exam review, odds and ends
 * Debate podcast due posted to the wiki before class
 * Optional "We Didn't Start the Fire" extra credit activity
 * ==US-E DEBATES/ETC. SCHEDULE==
 * Thu 5/19: Go over tests, wrap up Reagan, time to work on debates and/or 2 Americas survey
 * Background readings due (emailed to each group)
 * Tue 5/24: Republican v. Democrat videoconference today!!!
 * The 2 Americas Surveydue before class starts
 * ***NOTE: The survey above is based on the answers to the questions located right above where the link takes you.**
 * *NOTE: This will take about 1.5 hours to complete--plan ahead!
 * Thu 5/26: Debate 1 - Should abortion be legally allowed even when the mother's life is not at risk?
 * Debate preparation document (5 article summaries) due for ALL students @ start of class
 * Mon 5/30: @Debate 2 - Should marijuana be legalized in the United States?
 * Tue 5/31: @Debate 3 - Should alternatives to evolution such as Intelligent Design be taught in US public schools?
 * Thu 6/2: In class: Demographic Changes in the USlesson; plan for US debate podcasts; get exam study guide
 * Debate analysis and summary due
 * 2nd semester journals due
 * Tue 6/7: In class: "War on Terror" music, record debate podcasts
 * Words of Wisdom' reflection activity due
 * Thu 6/9: In class: Exam review, odds and ends
 * Debate podcast due posted to the wiki before class
 * Optional "We Didn't Start the Fire" extra credit activity