Wow--We had fun at the debate tournament, I was really proud of everyone who came out! Everyone who cam out earned 50 points for a hard day's work! This week I want you to work on jazzing us your delivery "style" on the blog--it is easy with all the debate "steps" and procedures you have to follow to get so caught up in ill, blame, etc we forget that "style" is huge! Connecting with the audience, speaking smoothly, making eye contact, gesturing naturally, smiling and nodding, and showing passion through lively tone of voice and finally: using the best "word" choices possible! Which conclusion sounds better: 1. "We're probably right so vote for us and stop offshore drilling..."
2. OR : "After weighing the facts, I am sure you will join my team and insist that offshore drilling comes at a cost--that cost may be our children's fiutures!"
Using a storytelling style works for many good speakers, weaving a line such as the "Joe the plumber" from the last debate into a debate or speech can be effective, listener's wait through the speech to hear how the "story" turns out (you save the end of the story for the end of your rebuttal to end memorably. Think of inspirational stories that end on a note of hope--they can both start and end a good debate speech. Ok Sandra, stop droning on and on----what is the assignment for this blog??????? I want you to respond to the first line of my story with 4 or 5 lines to add on and together we shall "tell a tale" --so I will start the story and each person adds to it, one after the other, in order of who blogs next--we'll see where the story ends up. Then we'll read it in class.
Our Story begins in a small town outside of Scranton, where Danny Debater was raised by wolves. Having been abandonned in the wilderness at the tender age of 14 with only his birth certificate, a piece of cake, 2 pencils and Sandra's debate class syllabus, he was left to fend for himself. Somehow, he made it. The wolves had discovered lil' Danny one day on a sunny hill, writing out stock issues with his pencils. Armed only with his inate debate skills, Danny convinced the wolves not to eat him by stating and defending the proposition:_________________. Ok--your turn, whose next?????????? Smiles--S
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"This house believes the wolves should eat Toulmie the piglet." While in the woods, Danny befriended a piglet who had also been abandoned. However, Danny didn't like Toulmie the piglet because he had a voracious appetite; an appetite that ate most of the food at each meal. Because of this, the Toulmie became a meaty sized pig. With thoughts of resentment against Toulmie for not equally sharing the food and seeing the wolves as an an opportunity to get rid of Toulmie, Danny jumped at the chance. Once friends, now deadly enemies. Danny Debater and Toulmie the Pig must argue to the death.
i don't know haha. NEXT! :D
But just then, the makeshift CRC debate team led by Madam Jen of Gotham City and Madam Kayla of Republicansville stepped in to break up the fight!
"Please, if you're going to argue, do so in parlimentary fashion!", screamed Kayla.
"Yes, tell us of your Ill, Blame, Cure and Cost/Benefits!", added Jen.
"HALT!"
A voice from afar exclaimed. It was Sir Richy Rich flying in on a Riverhawk.
Richy Rich continued: "I bring grave news..."
The wolves began knocking loudly with their paws on the forest trees they had converted into makeshift desks when raising other abandonned human teen-aged children. Toulmie said "Nay, nay!" The sheep was silent. Danny stated boldly: As I bear the burden of proof and must establish a prima facie case, I feel it is essential we clarify what ground the opposition currently presides over, the (finger quotes) ""Status Quo""--Most people don't realize this but in the wolf community, a finger quote is equivalent to a punch in the face--wolves HATE finger quotes, so....
Danny D.:Wolves and Wolvettes of the House. My prima facie case is as clear as the sign reasoning my now portly pal is waddling around in. Having been left by my parents, my kindness in catching 100% of the food met with consuming less than half leaving" my opposition with an obvious disadvantage I might add." My bones are acting as my shirts main support system and I am no longer a boy. I am one of you, and if you want to eat people I can take you to them. I can open the doors you could not. The doors to where they sleep. All of them! All but Sandy.........
Toulmie: Wait! I to have a resolution____________________ :)
Jeremiah C.
HOWEVER! Before Toulmie got to say a single word, Stan Witch, the most surreptitious sorcerer of the spiteful stock issues decided to spice things up a bit. With a few snaps of his fingers he conjured a spell that only the sinister can stand -- all the wolves and wolvettes began to stare and drool over Toulie. Shocked and a bit scared, Toulie tried to call a point of personal privilege. Unfortunately it was during protected time so _____________
Danny the debater realized that he was not merely raised by wolves but was himself a wolf, so he bared his fangs and refused to accept Toulties point of personal privilege and he and the judge wolf devoured Toulie for not only are points of personal privilege rude, but this attempt also came within the boundaries of protected time. For only in the story's told by men have happy endings when humans interact with animals, for wolves have there own tales to weave. Danny his eyes burning with monstrous wrath then opened the floor to the judge.
-jackson
Danny's outrage debate skills gained himself favor among the audience like the CRC debate team. However the a clear grease stain became obvious from a distance.
Wolves & Wolvettes Shouted: Wait a minute! What is that smudged on your tail? Danny with toultie's blood on his mouth stuttered by saying:"oh this? this is just some frosting from a tiny piece of cake I saved for hard times. The forest quickly was dead silent in response. One of the wolves pointed out that the credibility of Stan witch's spell was no longer impressive or believable.Wolvettes: Judge is it alright, we request for our so-called fellow wolf friend Danny to explain his greed as to not share this human-like food for his fellow wolf pack. Judge: I so agree. Danny D. explain yourself as to why we shall avoid eating you as cannibals. Because the cost of you eating Toultie and not sharing your cake is way more than the benefits in us devouring you?
Robert .C
Danny D:______________
it's Toulmie not toultie D:
Danny D: I will glady explain my reason for eating this human like food without sharing it.
Contention 1
Caring so much for each and every one of you, I chose to eat that tiny piece of cake to test it out for any kind of poison. I wanted to be what we call the "guinea pig". My intentions were never greed...(swallows a big gulp) I was only trying to protect you all.
I was like a mother trying to protect her children from harm (reasoning by analogy)
Hannah Hidden
Tolmie: I would never forgive myself if all of you became ILL. I would BLAME myself for the rest of my life. Maybe if there was a CURE for the poison I would have gladly shared the tiny piece of cake. So as you can see the COST outweighed the BENEFITS...keeping all of you, the family I never had, safe.
Ricardo
This still has me laughing.....I wish we could all be raised by wolves. I mean, theoretically speaking.....
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