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Coal Mining Debate!

Coal Mining Debate!. Read through articles and answer questions Prepare your opinion (in battle teams) Boxes and Bullets: reasons and evidence Rehearse Debate opposing side Take notes of your opponents’ main points Meet with battle teams to form rebuttal Debate Write. Articles.

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Coal Mining Debate!

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  1. Coal Mining Debate! • Read through articles and answer questions • Prepare your opinion(in battle teams) • Boxes and Bullets: reasons and evidence • Rehearse • Debate opposing side • Take notes of your opponents’ main points • Meet with battle teams to form rebuttal • Debate • Write

  2. Articles Read through the four articles to find out what their view points are and to collect evidence

  3. Debate Prep In your battle teams, use boxes and bullets to plan your arguments • Evidence #1 • Evidence #2 • Evidence #3 • Evidence #1 • Evidence #2 • Evidence #3 • Three pieces of evidence REASON #1 Mountain top mining is good/bad because….. REASON #2 Mountain top mining is good/bad because…. REASON #3 Mountain top mining is good/bad because….

  4. Make your evidence POP! To Introduce evidence • For Example • Another example is…. • In the text it states….. • For instance, • An example of this is when…. • In addition, • Furthermore, • Moreover To make it STRONGER • This shows…. • This is important because… • This makes me realize…. • This is giving me the idea that…. • This connects with…..

  5. Forming Rebuttal • Look through the notes you took of your opponent’s main arguments • Discuss with your team – How can you come back? • Write your rebuttal notes in ISN using the format…. • My partner said _________________, but ___FORM REBUTTAL HERE _____________________

  6. Rebuttal • Each person will have 3 minutes for rebuttal. • Wait until the person has finished talking or the three minutes are up before you talk (or vice versa)

  7. Flash Write • For the remainder of class, write a personal paper on page ________ of ISN. • You may choose which point of view to write from. If your partner convinced you to believe your side, then write it! • Write an essay that answers the question: Should mountaintop coal mining continue in the USA?

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