FINAL EXAM

The Final Exam

In the final exam, you will give a speech, and respond to questions from two questioners.  The grade will be based on both the speech, the way you handle questions, and the questions you ask as questioner. 

The Speech.  Please prepare a 5 minute persuasive speech on a current events topic—you may NOT use a topic based on any of this year’s PF topics, nor a Congress speech you’ve delivered.  The Speech should be written out in its entirety—think 800-1000 words as a target.  You should cite sources appropriately, supporting your points.  The speech should contain a minimum of three cards. 

When the speech is completed, two members of the class will have 2 minutes to ask questions about the topic.  The questions are a chance for the questioners to weaken your argument and your chance to strengthen it by developing more full answers.

The Questions.  You will be assigned to question one or two people.  You will be given a copy of the speech (at GoogleDocs) per the timeline below.  Your questions should be designed to find holes/problems/issues with the argument.

Timeline

Thursday, 2 June 2011 -- Topic Selected

Friday, 10 June 2011 -- Draft of speech shared at GoogleDocs

Wednesday, 15 June 2011 -- Final draft of speech shared at GoogleDocs

Saturday, 18 June 2011 -- E Block Questioners appointed and speeches shared

Sunday, 19 June 2011 -- C Block Questioners appointed and speeches shared

Monday, 20 June 2011 -- A Block Questioners appointed and speeches shared

Therefore, the only thing you will have to prepare for the Final itself is your questioning.

Final 4th quarter project (edited)

Last fourth quarter project (no exemptions):

Write a four minute "how-to" speech.

In the speech explain how to do something, without props, visuals, or using your hands.  Your topic should be some common everyday activity.

A draft of the speech is due at the end of the block on Tuesday. By the end of today's block email me your topic and why you picked it. Use block today to work on writing the speech.

A draft of the Speech is due on Thursday at the end of Block.


The speeches will be given in class on Monday/Tuesday of next week.

E Block

Monday and Tuesday


PF:

Kevin, Matt, Trippe, Stephan:  Please locate articles which can provide cards for both PRO and CON for the NCFL resolution.  You will need, each, 2 articles on each side.

Congress people:  Please go to http://nflonline.org/NationalTournament/NationalTopics.  Each of you should select 3 bills (different ones each) to research and find articles/cards for.  For Monday and Tuesday, find the articles.  Card cutting will come later.

ALL:  You will need to discuss your results with me on Wednesday.

C Block

Monday and Tuesday

Speech:

Jared--I will need to videotape your DI Thursday of this week.  Please make sure it's ready to go.

All others:

Margaret, Allie, Adrian, Katerina--Please begin to locate a cutting/piece for next year that you would do.   I want to have cuttings set as well as some read-through done early in June.  I know things are in the air, but please do this.

PF:

Matt & Alden:  Please have revised PRO and CON cases ready by Tuesday.

Kirsten, Katie, Graham, Andrew, Colin:  Please locate articles which can provide cards for both PRO and CON for the NCFL resolution.  You will need, each, 2 articles on each side.

Congress:

Kurt and Brian:  Please go to http://nflonline.org/NationalTournament/NationalTopics.  Each of you should select 3 bills (different ones each) to research and find articles/cards for.  For Monday and Tuesday, find the articles.  Card cutting will come later.

ALL:  You will need to discuss your results with me on Wednesday. 

C and E Blocks, Monday and Tuesday

Hi, all,

Please carry on with the assignment from Friday.  We will be discussing the PF topic Wednesday (especially in C Block).