Wednesday, March 02, 2005
Oral Debate Project analysis
Nice job on the oral debate! I really enjoyed watching you take over the class and discuss the issues regarding the SAT prep course in high schools. For Friday, as we discussed in class, I'd like you to turn in a 2-3pg typed analysis of our debate in class. To reiterate our points in class, here are some things to write about in your analysis:
-How did each group support its point? Did they use stats well? How did their mannerisms (including confidence, voice, body language) contribute to or detract from the presentations of their argument?
-Which group or person did you find most persuasive, and why?
-What kinds of things in general did you find most persuasive? ethos? confidence? good stats? pathos?
-What kinds of assumptions did the groups make in their arguments? What things did all groups seem to take for granted?
-What motives did each group have, and how did they express them either implicitly or explicitly?
In this analysis, it's ok to bring in your personal opinion and impression of the debate; in fact it would be hard not to discuss which group was most persuasive without discussing your personal opinion! You can write about how you felt making your presentation, too. Just make sure to keep the emphasis on analysis--I don't want to read 2-3 pages of impressions of the debate without any meaty consideration of it. Come to my office hours on Thurs if you want to talk about the assignment more extensively.
-How did each group support its point? Did they use stats well? How did their mannerisms (including confidence, voice, body language) contribute to or detract from the presentations of their argument?
-Which group or person did you find most persuasive, and why?
-What kinds of things in general did you find most persuasive? ethos? confidence? good stats? pathos?
-What kinds of assumptions did the groups make in their arguments? What things did all groups seem to take for granted?
-What motives did each group have, and how did they express them either implicitly or explicitly?
In this analysis, it's ok to bring in your personal opinion and impression of the debate; in fact it would be hard not to discuss which group was most persuasive without discussing your personal opinion! You can write about how you felt making your presentation, too. Just make sure to keep the emphasis on analysis--I don't want to read 2-3 pages of impressions of the debate without any meaty consideration of it. Come to my office hours on Thurs if you want to talk about the assignment more extensively.
// posted by advee @ 10:10 AM 
