Debate Blogs!

First of all, congratulations on a successful first debate.  I know how nerve-wracking it is to be in front of such a large audience, and you all handled the situation with aplomb.  We will do a debrief on Tuesday, so that you will know what to do to prepare for the next debates on foreign policy.  In the meantime, your debate blogs are due by Midnight on Monday.  They should be at least three well-written paragraphs.  The prompts are posted below.

Candidates:

1. How well do you think you did in the debate?  Offer up evidence from the debate to prove your point.
2. What was your strongest point during the debate?  Why?
3. What was your weakest point during the debate?  What will you do differently in our next debate to improve your performance?
4. Who was your strongest opponent, and why?

Puppetmasters:

1. What was your candidate's strongest answer during the debate?  What made it so strong?
2. Analyze some of the best evidence or arguments offered up by other candidates.  For each example, you should address:  What made that example so strong?  What techniques do you want to work on with your candidate based on this example?

Mudslingers:

1. What was your candidates weakest answer during the debate?  What made it weak, and what would they need to do to improve for the next debate?
2. Analyze quotes that other candidates said that were false OR that did not align with their party's actual position.  For each example, you should address: What they said, what the actual fact or position was, and how this compares to your candidate's position.

Spinmeisters:

1. What was the highlight of the debate?  Why?
2. Analyze quotes from the debate that you though were particularly powerful and/or persuasive.  For each quote, you should address:  What they said (give an exact quote, if you can), what rhetorical device or strategy they used, and why the quote was so effective.

Blog Post #2: All About the Benjamins

For blog post #2, you need to respond to the campaign fundraising simulation we did today in class. Remember, your blog posts should be coherent, fully developed, proofread paragraphs! Here's what you need to address:

1. Describe the activity we did in class today, and what your role was.
2. What did you learn about campaign fundraising?
3. How do you think this system impacts our government? What are the pros and cons to this system?
4. Who wins and loses in this system? Why?
   

Posts must be posted to your blog by 11:59 pm Thursday.

Blog Post #1: Debate-O-Rama

For your first blog post, you will be responding to the Presidential Debates that will air on Tuesday, October 7th from 6:00-7:30 pm. In your post, you should address:

1. Who do you think won? Why?
2. What new information did you get that helps you to understand these candidates better?
3. What surprised you about the debate? Explain.
4. Free response- if you want to write a well-reasoned rant, now is the time!

Remember, all blog posts should be well thought out and thoroughly proofread.

This must be posted to your blog by 11:59 on Thursday evening!

Welcome!

Welcome to the blog for Lori Fisher's class. This will be your resource for blog topics, due dates, and perhaps my own rants and deep thoughts about the world. Check in often for updates!