Great Debates Greek and Rome
Style: Period 1 (Chong)
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Date |
DEBATE
QUESTION |
Students |
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Mon. May 25 |
Who was the greatest Roman Emperor: Constantine or Marcus Aurelias?
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Dylan F, Aqdas |
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Tues. May 26 |
Was Julius Caesar’s actions and
leadership good for Rome? |
Deena, Winnie |
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Tues. May 26 |
Was the fall of Rome inevitable? |
Demi, Chantelle |
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Wed. May 27 |
Who was more important to Greek
history: Pericles
or Alexander the Great? |
Ganesh, Rahul |
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Wed. May 27 |
Which was more successful, the Roman
Republic or the Roman Empire? |
Oscar, Shawn |
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Thurs. May 28 |
Who was the greatest military
general: Alexander the Great or Julius
Caesar? |
Johanna, Jenna |
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Thurs. May 28 |
Which civilization has left more cultural
legacies on the modern world, Greece or Rome? |
Yasaman, Steph |
Great Debates:
Structure (Gr. 11)
The debates will be run as follows:
Ø TWO students per team; one person does opening, other closing, each do an argument
Ø Any person can rebuttal and debate in “free for all”
Ø two debates per day
Ø class will vote for winning side (most convincing and best arguments and evidence)
Ø moderators must ask the first two questions
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Opening Statement FOR AGAINST |
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1 ½ minute |
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1 ½ minute |
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Argument #1 Argument #1 FOR |
2 ½ minutes |
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Rebuttal AGAINST |
1 minute |
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Argument #1 AGAINST |
2 ½ minutes |
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Rebuttal FOR |
1 minute |
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Argument #2 Argument #2 FOR |
2 ½ minutes |
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Rebuttal AGAINST |
1 minute |
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Argument #2 AGAINST |
2 ½ minutes |
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Rebuttal FOR |
1 minute |
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Free For All |
6 minutes |
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Closing Statement AGAINST FOR |
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1 ½ minute |
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1 ½ minute |
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Open Questions (by class to the debaters) |
5 minutes |
TOTAL
= 31 minutes