PLEASE DO NOT POST BEFORE FRIDAY, 12.12.2019!

This debate will be different because you will have to 1)  cite specific evidence to back your claims AND 2) you can pick two of your topics AND 3) I will blog a bit and play the “devil’s advocate.”

Topics

Is social media a benefit for TEENS or YOUNGER KIDS?

Is standardized testing good for education?

Should we monitor online hate speech?

Should we lower the voting age?

Student Choices:

Should children be allowed to have gender reconstruction surgery? (35 votes)

Should everybody be eligible for an organ transplant? (40 votes)

Do dress codes avoid addressing rape culture by pressuring females to “cover up?” (37 votes)

Posting Guidelines:

1 .For this blog, you must post three times by Thursday, December 12, 2019.

2. Post your initial claim and support your claim with evidence (one of the 6 types of evidence).

3. You must address at least argument/address the evidence/address a counterclaim in your topic’s resource.

4. Comment on at least two other students’ posts. Use evidence for support or rebuttal.

5. You may use outside resources for your evidence. Make sure these sources are credible and cite those source(s).