February 25th Healthy Lifestyle Presentations by Nathan Selwa, Period 9 Rashen Gunawardana Starting with Rashen's presentation, Rashen talked about the effects of increased technology use during quarantine and the negative side effects that come along with it. He talked about some of the more common problems such like eye strain, headaches, and some of the less common problems, such as addiction and depression. He also talked about how the use of technology is impacting people's social lives, with cases of cyberbullying and online harassment increasing over the past year. My main takeaway from his presentation is that it's okay to use technology in moderation, but overuse can lead to a lot of serious health risks. Brook Zhou Brook's presentation focused on the importance of eating breakfast everyday, and the link it has to your everyday performance. She opened with a real life example of a student choosing to skip breakfast due to not having enough time, and performing
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Debates - 5/17/2021
5/17/2021 Shimin Xu Period 9 Aim: To provide feedback on argumentative essay Announcements: May 20th AM Session in Person: Resolved that the use of recreational marijuana be legal in the entire United States has been moved to May 28th May 20th AM Session replaced with a regular lesson and presentation May 20th PM Session Virtually: Resolved that technological advances influence us for the better has been moved to May 25th Argumentative thesis were graded and sent back with comments June 4th is deadline for argumentative paper as well the submission of any work that has been redone Peer Review: The breakout rooms were opened and the students divided themselves into pairs with one group of three Students were allowed to choose their partner but they could not have the same topic as you for their paper Students created a copy of the Argument Peer Reviewer worksheet located on Google Classroom and shared the document and our argumentative drafts with our partners as well as the teacher
Chapter 19 Blog
May 11th, 2021 Alona Gulko Period 9 Public Speaking Chapter Presentation Blog This blog will be about Chapter 19, which discusses the topic of speaking in small groups. This chapter focuses on how to best utilize the components of small groups to produce the most successful speeches via multiple methods. This chapter is relevant to our class right now, because of our upcoming debates. Back when we did chapter presentations, we worked in small groups to teach our classmates our assigned section. Reading through Chapter 19, I realized that I underestimated how big a small group can be. Apparently, it can be anywhere from 3-12 people, and my definition of a small group used to be maximum around 6 people. With a small group it’s always easier to communicate and get on with the task. I have always been a person who prefers groups of a few people, for instance our group presentation or debates. When it comes to leadership in small groups, it’s important for a group to have a leader, whet
Debate Practice - 5/3/21
May 3, 2021 - Public Speaking Period 9 Nicholas Storniolo and Philip Gaston Practice Debate Joint Notes: Today we are doing impromptu debates. We are starting class with a short conversation on the question: “read the book or watch the film?” We already have our teams for the upcoming debates Grading for debaters: 10 points total for any given speaker with the following breakdown: Delivery (5 Points): posture and nonverbal communication, pacing, and volume Reference (3 Points): Listen and adapt your argument to counter or incorporate your opponents On Topic (2 Points): Speech does not deviate from assigned topic and remains respectful of partner and opponent Practice debate: Resolved, all fast food restaurants should offer healthy options in addition to fried foods First group (Pro speakers): Brooke Zhou (Main Pro speaker), Andrew, Grace Lin Second Group (Con speakers): Anton Slesarevich (Main Con Speaker), Matthew Shvorin, Ian Yoon Since our previous class, the length’s of certain
Rules of Parliamentary Debate - 4/28/21
April 28th, 2021 - Public Speaking Period 9 Kevin Wu Rules of Parliamentary Debate Notes: Rules for Parliamentary Debate Overview There are two teams in a parliamentary debate: The government team supports the statement made in the resolve, and always speaks first. The main pro speaker is called the prime minister. The prime minister gives the opening speech for their team. The subsequent speakers are called members of the government. If there is more than one subsequent speaker, the subsequent speakers are called the first member of government and the second member of government. The opposition disagrees with the statement made in the resolve. The main speaker for the opposition is called the leader of the opposition. The leader of the opposition gives the opening speech for their team. Subsequent speakers in the opposition are called members of the opposition. The main speakers for both teams give the opening and closing speeches when there are two speakers in the team. If there are
Chapter Presentation 4/23/21
April 23, 2021 - Public Speaking Period 9 Crystal Liang and Grace Lin Chapter 16 Presentation Crystal's Notes: Topic: Finalizing Top 3 Debate Topics and Chapter 16 Presentation Notes for the day Chapter 16 Presentation Persuasion Definition Creating, reinforcing or changing someone’s beliefs and actions Useful for all career paths Ethics of persuasion NOT the same as manipulating and misleading people Support your argument with factual evidence and statistics Make sure that it respects people’s freedom of speech Reasonable logic before emotional appealment Psychology of Persuasion Be ambitious and excited so that the audience will be more convinced Read the audience: understand how they think and whether you can change their mind Persuasion as a Mental Dialogue Understand how the two sides of an argument might respond to each other Have this dialogue take place in your mind as a persuasive speech to better understand your audience Target Audience The people in th