8th Grade ELA

1. 8th Grade ELA The Champion School 2013-14

2. The Power of Persuasion • Directions: Choose a topic from the current PowerPoint. Begin to research and prepare for our upcoming debate. Be prepared to state your claim with supporting details. • BYOT= Bring Your Own Technology to class for research and planning

3. Debate Topics • Zoos do more good than harm. • Violent video games should be banned! • Abolish the death penalty in the United States. • Schools should punish students for online bullying. • Junior high and high schools should randomly test their athletes for drug use.

4. Debate Topics • Middle schools should adopt a zero tolerance policy. • Violent criminals should not get parole. • Cigarettes should be illegal. • Fast food restaurants do more harm than good. • Fried foods should have warning labels. • Middle schools should require sensitivity training for all students.

5. Debate Topics • Hosting the Olympic Games does more harm than good for host cities. • Ecotourism does more harm than good. • Schools should not be able to randomly test students who participate in extra-curricular activities/sports for illegal drugs/steroids. • Letter grades do more harm than good.

6. Debate Topics • There should be year-round schooling for students in grades K-12. • Professional athletes should be role models. • In the case of student lockers, school safety is more important than student privacy. • Algebra should not be required for high school graduation.

7. Debate Topics • Classrooms should have closed-circuit cameras. • The United States should ban the death penalty. • Television is a bad influence on children. • Cell phones should be allowed in schools. • US elected officials should not be subject to recall elections.

8. Debate Topics • Ban unpaid internships! • Middle schools should require sensitivity training for all students. • The sale of junk food should be banned at K – 12 schools. • Parents should be held legally responsible for the actions of their minor children. • Spanish should be a mandatory course for all middle school students.

9. Debate Topics • Ban unpaid internships! • Middle schools should require sensitivity training for all students. • The sale of junk food should be banned at K – 12 schools. • Parents should be held legally responsible for the actions of their minor children. • Spanish should be a mandatory course for all middle school students.