Holiday Break

While I hope everyone’s break is getting off to a good start, there is always homework, so here it is:

As it currently stands, here are the topics people have chosen for Essay #3

Max Tormohlen (Gun Control)
Sarah Kim (Animal Testing)
Jessica Rojo (Animal Testing)
Elizabeth Tracy (Animal Testing)
Nicole Sorenson (Animal Testing)
Gabriel Arballo (Animal Fur)
Alex Burtea (Obama’s Healthcare Reform)
Brandon Goco (Film Remakes)
Dylan Plautz (Legalization of Marijuana)
Christian Michel (Legalization of Marijuana)
Tyler McAfee (Legalization of Marijuana)
Danie Austin (Young Marriages)
Ranim Ziade (Violence in the Media)
Alexandra Tichy (Vegetarianism)
Ashley Ortiz (Beauty Pageants)
Melanie Perezalonso (Beauty Pageants)
Olga Valladares (Euthanasia)
Claudia Torres (Drivers Licenses for Aliens)
Jerry Hernandez (Lowering the Drinking Age)
Jaime West (Lowering the Drinking Age)
Kevin Kim (College for NBA players)
Sam Ahn (Evolution in Public Schools)
Emaan Sourjah (Childcare for Students?)
Abe Rodas (War in Afghanistan)
Speros Mantas (Criminal Graffiti as Art)
Bryce Forbes (Baseball Instant Replay)
Manny Hurtado (Border Control?)

I did not list stances, but I have notes on them. If your topic is not right, or you have a question mark next to your topic, please send me an email to clarify your topic. (Some of you guys talked to me after class about your topics, but I do not remember what you decided on, so please let me know your final answer.)

In addition to making sure I know you topic and stance, the break’s homework for Essay #3 is to email me a formal outline of your paper by Tuesday 11-24. Include your thesis and a section on your counterargument in the outline. Remember: there will not be a revised outline for this essay, so make sure you spend some time on your outline and make it right the first time. It should look like a formal outline, be formatted correctly, and observe MLA guidelines.

For the Tuesday when we come back (12-01), you must have a rough draft of your essay (at least 3 full pages). While I recommend you seek out help from your peers over break, the official peer review will homework for Tuesday’s class. Remember: Revision for this last essay will be difficult, as it will be the end of the year, so I recommend you turn in the best product you can, as well as get as many points as you can on the minor things like outlines and rough drafts.

*Do not forget that this essay requires at least on scholarly source.*

Finally, the Tuesday we come back from break will be Debate day!
Here are the teams, as far as I remember. If I have someone in the wrong place, just let me know, please. If you are not on a team, please send me an email, so I can put you somewhere.

Team 1 = Alex, Brandon, Abe, Bryce
Team 2 = Speros, Elizabeth, Ashley, Sam, Olga
Team 3 = Christian, Sarah, Tyler, Alexandra
Team 4 = Emaan, Jerry, Gabriel, Kevin
Team 5 = Claudia, Jessica, Jamie, Max
Team 6 = Melanie, Nicole, Danie, Ranim, Dylan


The topics and team stances are:
Legalization of Marijuana
-Pro (Team 3) Against (Team 1)
Euthanasia
-Pro (Team 2) Against (Team 5)
Animal Testing
-Pro (Team 1) Against (Team 6)
Raising Tuition
-Pro (Team 3) Against (Team 5)
Privatizing the Prison System
-Pro (Team 4) Against (Team 2)
Death Penalty
-Pro (Team 6) Against (Team 4)

So be prepared as best you can. Stay in contact with each other and develop a strategy. Remember to familiarize yourself with the fallacies, as fallacies automatically weaken an argument. Individual topic discussion will last roughly 10 minutes, with each team getting 5 minutes. Please try to arrange it so that everyone does something and everyone talks at least once. Have fun and be respectful of each other.