The Prompts
Is CA's regulatory system primarily responsible for the housing shortage? Wed. 2/12
Is the rise in the grocery prices due to greedflation? Wed. 2/19
Has the crypto industry been overly regulated? Wed. 3/5
Are target retirement funds the best set and forget it path to wealth for most investors? Wed. 3/12
Is the child tax effectively reducing poverty? Wed. 3/26
Should Congress support the Trump tax plans? Fri. 3/28
Were Biden's economic policies ruinous for the American people? Fri. 4/2
Should the Fed maintain it's course and keep rates where they are given the current economic climate? Wed. 4/9
Did free trade fail us? Wed. 4/23
Debate Packets : (Each person is expected to turn in their own packet related to just their part of the debate).
An outline (1-2) pages only). Scripts will lead to reading and a poor performance. You can view how to structure your outline on the same attachment as the debate rubric here. The outline part is on the 2nd page.
A source analysis of your 3 best sources. Please ensure you and your partner use at least 1 different source, and that you use both those sources differently to serve your unique parts of the debate. You can see the assignment for this below.
For the Crossfires and the Class Questions
3 cited questions for the opposition. The questions must be concise, but tied to evidence. Make sure you and your partner have different questions.
3 anticipated questions you expect from the opposition or the audience with answers. The answers should be cited, and complete. Make sure you and your partner are answering different questions.
Scoring
Your debate presentation will be based on 3 core criteria (Argument, Evidence and Presentation). You can access the rubric for it here and below..
Your Annotated Bibliography will be graded based on 3 core criteria as well (Citation/Format, Evidence, Analysis). You can access the rubric for it here.