Mr. Christopher Machado
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Welcome to the 2019-2020 School Year!Welcome to Monarch High School's Debate Club website! The main goal of the Debate Club is to increase students’ understanding of argument, critical thinking, and public speaking through a myriad of current event-related debate, speech, and interpretive activities. As a result of being an active member in our Club, students will display a greater knowledge and understanding of techniques of public speaking, competitive debate, and corresponding research skills. Students will also be able to demonstrate increased critical thinking, organizational, and writing abilities.
Assignments/News /Upcoming EventsSocial Issues 2nd Quarter Essay/Project - INSTRUCTION SHEET
Congressional Debate/Argumentative Speech - Student Samples C.R.A.P. Worksheet Assignment Students will compare two websites (one obviously more credible than the other) and evaluate them using the "CRAP checklist." They will look at factors like currency, reliability, accuracy, and purpose. Using THIS WORKSHEET, evaluate the following two websites: |